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Suicide-related economic burden
September 24 , 2024
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- India loses some Rs 13.4 lakh crore ($16 billion) due to suicides every year.
- Karnataka, with only 5 per cent of the country's population, has the heaviest economic burden from suicides, contributing over ₹2.33 lakh crore.
- The combined financial impact from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (₹2.13 lakh crore) and Maharashtra (₹1.81 lakh crore) makes up nearly 45 per cent of the country’s total suicide-related losses.
- Globally, nine out of every 100,000 people die by suicide each year.
- In India, the rate is alarmingly higher at 14 per 100,000.
- India has earned the unfortunate distinction of being known as the "suicide capital of the world".
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