Indian states ranked by suicide
This is a list of States and Union Territories of India ranked according to suicide rate as on 2012. The rate is calculated as number of suicides for every 100,000 people. The list is compiled from the 2012 Suicidal Deaths in India Report published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Government of India[1]
Top three States with highest suicide rates are Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively, while Bihar recorded lowest suicide rates.
| Rank | State | Suicide Rate (per 100,000) 2012 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharashtra | 43.2 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 24.9 |
| 3 | Kerala | 24.3 |
| 4 | Tripura | 23.0 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 22.9 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 21.2 |
| 7 | Mizoram | 17.0 |
| 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 16.6 |
| 9 | West Bengal | 16.5 |
| 10 | Goa | 15.8 |
| 11 | Sikkim | 38.4 |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | 13.3 |
| 13 | Odisha | 12.2 |
| 14 | Gujarat | 11.8 |
| 15 | Haryana | 10.9 |
| 16 | Assam | 10.5 |
| 17 | Arunachal Pradesh | 10.3 |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh | 7.7 |
| 19 | Rajasthan | 7.0 |
| 20 | Meghalaya | 4.8 |
| 21 | Uttarakhand | 4.2 |
| 22 | Jharkhand | 4.1 |
| 23 | Punjab | 3.7 |
| 24 | Jammu and Kashmir | 3.5 |
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh | 2.2 |
| 26 | Manipur | 1.6 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 1.3 |
| 28 | Bihar | 0.8 |
| U/T | Puducherry | 36.8 |
| U/T | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 23.6 |
| U/T | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 17.6 |
| U/T | Daman and Diu | 12.6 |
| U/T | Delhi | 9.9 |
| U/T | Chandigarh | 7.4 |
| U/T | Lakshadweep | 1.3 |
Notes
- ↑ "Suicidal Deaths in India, 2012" (PDF). NCRB, Government of India. 2012. p. 173. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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