Over *** thousand deaths due to suicides were recorded in India in 2022. Furthermore, majority of suicides were reported in the state of Tamil Nadu, followed by Rajasthan. The number of suicides that year had increased from the previous year. Some of the causes for suicides in the country were due to professional problems, abuse, violence, family problems, financial loss, sense of isolation and mental disorders. Depressive disorders and suicide As of 2015, over ****** million people worldwide suffered from some kind of depressive disorder. Furthermore, over ** percent of the total population in India suffer from different forms of mental disorders as of 2017. There exists a positive correlation between the number of suicide mortality rates and people with select mental disorders as opposed to those without. Risk factors for mental disorders Every ******* person in India suffers from some form of mental disorder. Today, depressive disorders are regarded as the leading contributor not only to disease burden and morbidity worldwide, but even suicide if not addressed. In 2022, the leading cause for suicide deaths in India was due to family problems. The second leading cause was due to illness. Some of the risk factors, relative to developing mental disorders including depressive and anxiety disorders, include bullying victimization, poverty, unemployment, childhood sexual abuse and intimate partner violence.

In 2022, there were more than ** thousand female deaths due to suicides in India, while the incidents were more than *** thousand for males. Some of the causes for suicides in the country were due to professional problems, abuse, violence, family problems, financial loss, sense of isolation and mental disorders.

In 2022, over ** thousand daily wage earners committed suicide in India. Followed by over ** thousand home makers who committed suicide. Family problem was the leading cause of suicides in the country that year.

Context

This dataset contains information on suicides which happened in India during 2015.

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The singular age-old social precept of 'Lok Kya Kahenge?' (loosely translated: "What will people say?") suppresses the much-needed psychological care in India. It's high time that we understand why suicides happen and what are the reasons behind it. This dataset aims to spread awareness about suicides in India.

Content

I acquired this dataset from here. Have a look at the website.

This dataset contains 9 files in .csv format. You can find a description for each column. Let me summarize it here as well.

1. Cause-wise distribution of suicides in Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) during 2015.
2. Economic Status-wise distribution of suicides during 2015.
3. Educational Status-wise distribution of suicides during 2015.
4. Farmer or Cultivators distribution of suicides during 2015.
5. Profession-wise distribution of suicides during 2015.
6. Social status-wise distribution of suicides during 2015.
7. Cause-wise distribution of suicides during 2015.
8. Suicides by Agricultural labourers during 2015.
9. Suicides by means adopted during 2015.

Inspiration

We now have plenty of data to explore to draw some conclusions about suicides which happened in India during 2015. Let's start by answering these questions: - What are the top 5 states where Farmers' suicides occurred the most? - What's the top reason that agricultural labourers committed suicide? - Which Profession has the most suicides? What could be the reason? - How many Transgender suicides have occurred in different categories?

I hope these questions interest you in starting to explore this dataset.

Acknowledgements

I thank the Indian Government for making it public under their Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. Please use this dataset strictly for educational purposes. Thank you.

Over ** thousand people who committed suicide in India during 2022 had completed secondary education. Furthermore, more than ** thousand middle school educated people died by suicide across the country in that year. Over *** thousand suicide deaths were recorded in India during 2022.

Suicidal behavior is a big problem in the world. Farmer suicides remain a huge problem in India today. As a result, the quality of life of the farmers has been adversely affected. The suicidal behavior of farmers has a bad effect on their families, society, and country. According to a survey by The United Nations on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), from 1997 to 2005, one farmer committed suicide every 32 minutes in India. Figures from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that there has been a 42% increase in farmer suicides by 2015. 15 farmers were committing suicide every day in the country till 2014, which proves to be a humanitarian point of view. Many studies have studied farmer suicides at various levels and scales, based on the agricultural crisis in India, rising production costs, income shortages, agricultural credit, low productivity, market failure, and family imbalances. Suicide has been studied in which the main cause of farmer's indebtedness has been mentioned. At the national level, this scale is proving to be true. Proof of indebtedness in the causes of farmer suicide in India is 20.6%. Family problems 20.2%, illness 13.2%, and drug use 4.4%. Studies at the state level show that in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, 57%, 46%, and 375 suicides were due to debt, respectively. Figures from the National Sample Survey Organization show that the condition of 525 farmhouses in India since 2013 is very bad.

Suicidal behavior is a big problem in the world. Farmer suicides remain a huge problem in India today. As a result, the quality of life of the farmers has been adversely affected. The suicidal behavior of farmers has a bad effect on their families, society, and country. According to a survey by The United Nations on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), from 1997 to 2005, one farmer committed suicide every 32 minutes in India. Figures from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that there has been a 42% increase in farmer suicides by 2015. 15 farmers were committing suicide every day in the country till 2014, which proves to be a humanitarian point of view. Many studies have studied farmer suicides at various levels and scales, based on the agricultural crisis in India, rising production costs, income shortages, agricultural credit, low productivity, market failure, and family imbalances. Suicide has been studied in which the main cause of farmers' indebtedness has been mentioned. At the national level, this scale is proving to be true. Proof of indebtedness in the causes of farmer suicide in India is 20.6%. Family problems 20.2%, illness 13.2%, and drug use 4.4%. Studies at the state level show that in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, 57%, 46%, and 375 suicides were due to debt, respectively. Figures from the National Sample Survey Organization show that the condition of 525 farmhouses in India since 2013 is very bad.

About ***** thousand people in the age group of 18 to 30 years committed suicide across India in 2022. Notably, majority of the suicides in the Asian country was committed by hanging during that same year.

The state of *********** recorded the highest number of farmer suicides in financial year 2023. The southern state of Karnataka ranked second with over ***** deaths due to suicide during the same time. Debt and bankruptcy were among the leading reasons for these numbers. Overall farmer debt was estimated to be at around *** million Indian rupees in 2021.

IN: Road Fatalities: Per One Million Inhabitants data was reported at 10.923 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.264 Ratio for 2016. IN: Road Fatalities: Per One Million Inhabitants data is updated yearly, averaging 8.622 Ratio from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2017, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.330 Ratio in 2011 and a record low of 6.820 Ratio in 1994. IN: Road Fatalities: Per One Million Inhabitants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.OECD.ITF: Road Traffic and Road Accident Fatalities: Non OECD Member: Annual. [COVERAGE] ROAD FATALITIES A road fatality is any person killed immediately or dying within 30 days as a result of an injury accident, excluding suicides. A killed person is excluded if the competent authority declares the cause of death to be suicide, i.e. a deliberate act to injure oneself resulting in death. For countries that do not apply the threshold of 30 days, conversion coefficients are estimated so that comparison on the basis of the 30-day definition can be made.

South Korea currently has the highest overall suicide rate among OECD countries worldwide. The suicide rate among women in South Korea is significantly higher than that of women in any other country. Nevertheless, suicide is commonly more prevalent among men than women. Suicide in the U.S. The suicide rate in the United States has risen since the year 2000. As of 2022, there were around **** deaths from suicide per 100,000 population. The suicide rate among men in the U.S. is over ***** times what it is for females, a considerable and troubling difference. The suicide rate among men increases with age, with the highest rates found among men aged 75 years and older. Adolescent suicide Adolescent suicide is always a serious and difficult topic. A recent survey found that around ** percent of female high school students in the United States had seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, compared to ** percent of male students. On average, there are around ** suicide deaths among adolescents per 100,000 population in the United States. The states with the highest rates of adolescent suicide include New Mexico, Idaho, and Oklahoma.

Road accidents were the leading causes of death among young adults across India between 2017 and 2019. It accounted to **** percent of the deaths. Suicide was another main cause of death among young adults with the age of 15 to 29 years, with a **** percent share during the same time period.

In 2022, reported dowry death cases in India amounted to nearly *** thousand. This was a gradual decrease from the 2014, in which this number was approximately *** thousand. The dowry system in India incorporates payments in the form of capital, durable goods, real estate among others, made to the bridegroom from the family of the bride as a condition for marriage. The Hindu Succession Act Until its amendment in 2005, the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 was biased towards the male next of kin when it came to property inheritance. The amendment stated that women had right to their parents’ property irrespective of being married. However, in practice, the inheritance of the women is socially imparted to her as dowry in marriage leading to financial dependence on the husband or the in-laws. This economic handicap has hindered progress towards equality among men and women the most. To prevent the economic abuse of women, The Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961 was passed by the government which prohibits the giving or taking of dowry in India. How well are policies for women implemented? Domestic violence against women, assault, religious and cultural traditions are the predominant perpetrators of endangering women’s safety around the world. In 2018, India was the world’s most dangerous country for women. The general consensus regarding women’s safety suggested that the citizens of the country perceived the efforts to increase women’s safety as ineffective. Although public opinion about the central government’s policy is changing, the capital territory of the country was one of the most unsafe regions for women in India, thus questioning the effectiveness of the government regulations for women’s safety.