Suicide rate

‘Atmanirbhar in BJP’s India?’: Mahua Moitra attacks BJP on spike in suicides among daily wage earners

“NCRB data shows daily wage earners account for 25.6% of all suicide victims in 2021. Largest group…Is this what “Atma Nirbhar” means in BJP’s India?” said TMC MP while citing NCRB data.

Aug 30, 2022, 10:29 AM IST

31 minors died by suicide everyday in India in 2020: Govt

As many as 11,396 children below 18 years died by suicide in 2020 in a significant increase from the previous year.

Dec 14, 2021, 17:07 PM IST

Physical illness ups suicide risk in men, not women: Study

The study, led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and published in JAMA Psychiatry, is the first to use data from the population of an entire country (Denmark) and parse it with a Machine Learning (ML) system to identify suicide risk factors.
 

Dec 10, 2019, 20:45 PM IST

Hotter weather linked to higher suicide rates

Temperature rise by 2050 could increase suicide rates by 1.4 per cent in the US and 2.3 per cent in Mexico.

Jul 29, 2019, 18:28 PM IST