Indian_states_ranked_by_suicide

List of states and union territories of India by suicide rate

List of states and union territories of India by suicide rate

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Suicide in India is a national social issue. In the year 2020, India recorded 153,052 suicides, an increase of 10% from 2019's 139,123 suicides. This is a list of States and Union Territories of India ranked according to suicide rate as on 2020. The rate is calculated as number of suicides per 1 lakh (100,000) people. The list is compiled from the 2020 Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India.[1]

In 2015, the top three States with highest suicide rates were Puducherry, Sikkim and Andaman and Nicobar Islands respectively, while Bihar recorded lowest suicide rates.[2][3] In 2020, the top three States with highest suicide rates were Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim and Chhattisgarh respectively, while Bihar recorded lowest suicide rates.

States by Suicide Rate

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  1. [1]
    "Suicidal Deaths in India, 2015" (PDF). NCRB, Government of India. 2015. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Bihar records Lowest Suicide Rate among all States of India". news.biharprabha.com. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  3. [3]
    Sanjiv Phansalkar (29 March 2017). "Why Bihar Sees Fewer Farmer Suicides Than More Developed States". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Chapter 2, Suicides in India" (PDF). Government of India. National Crime Records Bureau. 2020. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-07-24. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Chapter 2, Suicides in India" (PDF). Government of India. National Crime Records Bureau. 2015. p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 14 April 2017.

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