Why are people ending their lives? - Causes By Age Groups

INDIA - 2003

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All AN AP AR AS BR CG CH DD DL DN GA GJ HP HR JH JK KA KL LD MH ML MN MP MZ NL OD PB PY RJ SK TN TR UK UP WB
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
15-290( 0%)30-4454659( 50%)45-5936558( 33%)> 6015355( 14%)upto 142708( 2%)AgeCountbankruptcy or sudden change in economic status2078( 2%)cancellation/non-settlement of marriage189( 0%)cancer352( 0%)causes not known7880( 7%)death of dear person396( 0%)divorce81( 0%)dowry dispute85( 0%)drug abuse/addiction1298( 1%)failure in examination241( 0%)fall in social reputation441( 0%)family problems10896( 10%)ideological causes/hero worshipping119( 0%)illegitimate pregnancy3( 0%)illness (aids/std)358( 0%)insanity/mental illness3455( 3%)love affairs667( 1%)not having children (barrenness/impotency)160( 0%)other causes7044( 6%)other prolonged illness7787( 7%)paralysis280( 0%)physical abuse (rape,incest etc.)162( 0%)poverty1496( 1%)professional/career problem645( 1%)property dispute872( 1%)suspected/illicit relation342( 0%)total48524( 44%)total illness12232( 11%)unemployment1197( 1%)CauseCountMale15-290( 0%)30-4427571( 54%)45-5914392( 28%)> 606384( 12%)upto 142787( 5%)AgeCountbankruptcy or sudden change in economic status258( 1%)cancellation/non-settlement of marriage146( 0%)cancer205( 0%)causes not known3507( 7%)death of dear person233( 0%)divorce133( 0%)dowry dispute615( 1%)drug abuse/addiction51( 0%)failure in examination208( 0%)fall in social reputation181( 0%)family problems5907( 12%)ideological causes/hero worshipping24( 0%)illegitimate pregnancy74( 0%)illness (aids/std)142( 0%)insanity/mental illness1811( 4%)love affairs513( 1%)not having children (barrenness/impotency)331( 1%)other causes2709( 5%)other prolonged illness3841( 8%)paralysis137( 0%)physical abuse (rape,incest etc.)126( 0%)poverty472( 1%)professional/career problem83( 0%)property dispute275( 1%)suspected/illicit relation307( 1%)total22499( 44%)total illness6136( 12%)unemployment210( 0%)CauseCountFemale