During 2022, family problems was the leading cause of suicides in India with over 54 thousand deaths. This was followed by illness related suicide with over 31 thousand deaths due to AIDS and other STDs, cancer, paralysis and mental illness.
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NCRB (India). (June 14, 2023). Number of suicides across India in 2022, by cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/616974/suicides-by-cause-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of suicides across India in 2022, by cause." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616974/suicides-by-cause-india/
NCRB (India). (2023). Number of suicides across India in 2022, by cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616974/suicides-by-cause-india/
NCRB (India). "Number of Suicides across India in 2022, by Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616974/suicides-by-cause-india/
NCRB (India), Number of suicides across India in 2022, by cause Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/616974/suicides-by-cause-india/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of suicides across India in 2022, by cause [Graph], NCRB (India), June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/616974/suicides-by-cause-india/