Here are some shocking statistics:
- In India, 21 people commit suicide out of every 100,000 persons.
- Suicide is the second highest cause of death in the 18-29 age group.
- An average of 370 to 380 persons commit suicide every day in India.
- Compared to other countries, the number of Indians affected by depression is high.
Here some statistics on suicides that should make us think—and act. (I am taking the following facts and figures from The Indian Express.) A report published in the Express on October 29, 2021 had this glaring title: 24.6 per cent of total suicides in 2020 by daily wage workers, NCRB data shows.
This report, written by Harikishan Sharma, sasys that the percentage of suicides by daily wage earners has doubled in seven years between 2014-2020.
Further, it gives these shocking figures:
“Amid the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the number of suicides in the country increased by 10 per cent to 1.53 lakh in 2020 from 1.39 lakh a year ago… Suicides by students registered the highest increase of 21.20 per cent, followed by professional/salaried persons – 16.50 per cent and daily wage earners – 15.67 per cent.
The NCRB report ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India 2020’ stated that suicides by students increased from 10,335 in 2019 to 14,825 in 2020 and their share in total suicides also went up from 7.4 per cent to 8.2 per cent during this period.”
Fr Joe Mannath SDB
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