Suicides rose by 22.6% in Uttarakhand in 2019, 76% deaths due to family issues

Saturday, 5 September 2020Newsdesk

Uttarakhand reported total 516 cases of death by suicide in 2019 with the maximum–394 cases (over 76 %)—being related to family-related issues, revealed the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data on suicides in 2019. According to the data, the total percentage share of suicides due to family-related issues in Uttarakhand is the highest among all the states in the country. After Uttarakhand, Odisha had reported 60.7% suicides due to family-related issues followed by Tripura’s 55.4%.

New Delhi, 05 September 2020

As per news report of www.businessleague.in, the total number of suicides reported in the state in 2019 showed an increase of 22.6% compared to 2018 when 421 cases of death by suicide were reported. Uttarakhand is among the top five states in the country with the highest percentage increase in total suicide cases. Among the 10 Himalayan states, Uttarakhand was at the third spot in total number of suicides after Tripura, with 728 cases, and Himachal Pradesh, with 584 cases. Out of the 394 deaths by suicide due to family-related issues, 260 victims were male while 134 were female.

Source -businessleague.in