Insights from the Suicides India Database

1000

900

800
2001
700 2002
2003
2004
600
2005
2006
500
2007
2008
400 2009
2010
300 2011
2012
200

100

Column
Sum of Total Labels                        
200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 Gr
Row Labels 2001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 To
Chhattisgarh 612 589 561 784 904 781 857 949 908 879 788 803
Female 612 589 561 784 904 781 857 949 908 879 788 803
Education_Status 6 4 10 7 13 9 9 12 6 17 13 24
Graduate 6 4 10 7 13 9 9 12 6 17 13 24
Professional_Profi
le 606 585 551 777 891 772 848 937 902 862 775 779
House Wife 606 585 551 777 891 772 848 937 902 862 775 779
Grand Total 612 589 561 784 904 781 857 949 908 879 788 803

Using the Pivot table we can get this statistics. This chart shows the number of House wives
in Chhattisgarh who committed suicide in various years.
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120

2001
100 2002
2003
2004
80 2005
2006
2007
60 2008
2009
2010
40 2011
2012

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Column
Sum of Total Labels                        
200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 Gra
Row Labels 2001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Tot
Uttar Pradesh 82 59 130 66 83 59 34 48 55 31 72 72
Male 82 59 130 66 83 59 34 48 55 31 72 72
Causes 82 59 130 66 83 59 34 48 55 31 72 72
Unemployme
nt 82 59 130 66 83 59 34 48 55 31 72 72
Grand Total 82 59 130 66 83 59 34 48 55 31 72 72

This chart shows the number of men in Uttar Pradesh who were post graduate and above
but were unemployed and committed suicide. We can see that the numbers increased
steeply in 2012.
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Sum of Total Labels                      
200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201
Row Labels 2001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
Andhra Pradesh 25 19 31 52 19 42 45 50 77 104 126 164
Female 2 1 0 5 2 1 4 3 3 8 11 13
Causes 2 1 0 5 2 1 4 3 3 8 11 13
Drug
Abuse/Addiction 2 1 0 5 2 1 4 3 3 8 11 13
Male 23 18 31 47 17 41 41 47 74 96 115 151
Causes 23 18 31 47 17 41 41 47 74 96 115 151
Drug
Abuse/Addiction 23 18 31 47 17 41 41 47 74 96 115 151
Grand Total 25 19 31 52 19 42 45 50 77 104 126 164

This chart shows the comparison of suicides among men and women in Andhra Pradesh
who commit suicide because of drug abuse/ addiction. We can see that it has been steeply
among men.
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Sum of Total Labels                      
200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 20
Row Labels 2001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
Delhi (Ut) 68 63 88 103 82 84 67 60 77 43 92 10
Female 19 20 23 40 31 21 14 24 22 9 27 3
Causes 19 20 23 40 31 21 14 24 22 9 27 3
Other Prolonged
Illness 19 20 23 40 31 21 14 24 22 9 27 3
Male 49 43 65 63 51 63 53 36 55 34 65 6
Causes 49 43 65 63 51 63 53 36 55 34 65 6
Other Prolonged
Illness 49 43 65 63 51 63 53 36 55 34 65 6
Grand Total 68 63 88 103 82 84 67 60 77 43 92 10

This chart shows the number of suicides in the national capital of Delhi among men and
women due to prolonged illnesses. We can see that the number is almost double for men
than women.
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Sum of Total Labels                        
200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 Gran
Row Labels 2001 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Tota
Bihar 17 22 30 9 17 29 26 26 135 71 18 15
Female 16 21 29 7 10 28 19 26 119 53 18 13
Causes 16 21 29 7 10 28 19 26 119 53 18 13
Dowry
Dispute 16 21 29 7 10 28 19 26 119 53 18 13
Male 1 1 1 2 7 1 7 0 16 18 0 2
Causes 1 1 1 2 7 1 7 0 16 18 0 2
Dowry
Dispute 1 1 1 2 7 1 7 0 16 18 0 2
Grand Total 17 22 30 9 17 29 26 26 135 71 18 15

This chart exposes the reality of the dowry situation in Indian state of Bihar. Men do suicide
because of this, but it is predominantly women of the country who suffer and who commit
suicides.
There was a huge spike in 2009 and then it went down.