What are reasons for suicide in India? | Domestic violence | 2019 NCRB data

Approximately 800,000 individuals lose their lives to suicide annually globally. In 2021, 164,033 suicides were reported in India, marking a national rate of 12 per hundred thousand or per lakh—an unprecedented high since 1967, the earliest year documented for this statistic. The World Health Organization identifies suicide as an escalating and critical public health concern in India.Roughly 40% of global female suicides occur in India. A study in Bangalore identified domestic violence as a significant contributor to suicide, while another in 2017 linked it to attempted suicides among married women. This correlation is evident in the 2019 NCRB data, highlighting higher proportions of female victims related to marriage, particularly in cases associated with dowry issues.