153 thousand suicides in India during 2020 alone, at a rate of 418 cases per day

India recorded 153,052 suicides, an average of 418 per day, in 2020, according to the latest central government data.

Indian media quoted the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in an annual report that the numbers for 2020 are higher compared to 2019 when 139,123 suicides were recorded in the country.

The suicide rate (per population) also increased from 10.4 in 2019 to 11.3 last year, said the National Crime Records Office, which operates under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

The majority of suicides, nearly 20,000 cases, were reported in Maharashtra, followed by 16,883 in Tamil Nadu, 14,578 in Madhya Pradesh, 13,103 in West Bengal, and 12,259 in Karnataka accounting for 13%, 11%, 9.5%, and 8 .6%.

and 8% of the total suicides, respectively.

These five states combined accounted for 50.1 percent of the total reported suicides in the country, while the remaining 49.9 percent were reported from the remaining 23 states and eight union territories.

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