International Widows' Day - June 23
Suicide rates in India are lower among widowed women and higher among those with more education and family women, according to a new study that has found parallels to trends in China.
Suicide takes nearly as many young women’s lives in India as complications from pregnancy & childbirth, according to a study led by Mr. Vikram Patel at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and published today in the Lancet journal. The study was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the University of Toronto and the Wellcome Trust.
The study used data collected by the Registrar General of India for deaths between the year 2001 & 2003 and extrapolated those findings to estimate suicide figures for 2010.
Mr. Vikram Patel said, ''WHO (World Health Organization) estimates there are almost 9 Lakh suicides worldwide every year, with India & China accounting for about 50 percent in 2004, the latest available figure. Lower risk for divorced women has also been reported in China and may reflect changing perceptions of what is “an acceptable way of life” as women become more educated".
Highlights of Report..!
@ As in China, suicide is more prevalent among young women than young men, a trend that is reversed in developed countries. What’s interesting is how similar these findings are between China & India and how different these 2 Asian countries are from the developed world. In India, suicide trends may reflect “the clash between education & the traditional value system.
@! Past studies have pointed to social difficulties, marital conflict, domestic violence & depression as the leading causes of suicide among women in India.
@ For the overall population, the Registrar General found that naeraly 3% of surveyed deaths in people ages 15 and older were attributed to suicide. That translates to about 1,87,000 suicide deaths in India in 2010. Suicide is the second leading cause of death of young people in India..
@ The Registrar’s survey is the first to systematically obtain information on the causes of deaths in India.
@ As suicide is a crime in India, the only other available data from the NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) probably reflects underreporting.
@ In China, studies showed that mental illness did not afflict about a third of people who committed suicide and two thirds of people who attempted suicide, which contrasts with findings in high-income countries where suicidal behavior is almost always associated with mental illness.
@ In India, poisoning, mostly from pesticides used in agriculture, was the leading method of suicide in both men & women.
@ Restricting access to these pesticides and improving the availability of mental health services are possible approaches for prevention, he said.
@ Suicide rates for young men between aged 19 to 30 are falling in England, Australia, China & the U.S., according to a review of past studies led by Alexandra Pitman at University College London, also published in the Lancet today.
@ In England & Australia, suicide rates are rising among young men in rural areas and falling in urban areas. Among ethnic groups, those with the highest suicide rates are white men in South Africa, first-generation Eastern European and Caribbean immigrants to England and Wales, and indigenous populations of Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the U.S.
@ Factors that may affect rates of suicide in young men include unemployment, social deprivation..
Suicide takes nearly as many young women’s lives in India as complications from pregnancy & childbirth, according to a study led by Mr. Vikram Patel at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and published today in the Lancet journal. The study was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the University of Toronto and the Wellcome Trust.
The study used data collected by the Registrar General of India for deaths between the year 2001 & 2003 and extrapolated those findings to estimate suicide figures for 2010.
Mr. Vikram Patel said, ''WHO (World Health Organization) estimates there are almost 9 Lakh suicides worldwide every year, with India & China accounting for about 50 percent in 2004, the latest available figure. Lower risk for divorced women has also been reported in China and may reflect changing perceptions of what is “an acceptable way of life” as women become more educated".
Highlights of Report..!
@ As in China, suicide is more prevalent among young women than young men, a trend that is reversed in developed countries. What’s interesting is how similar these findings are between China & India and how different these 2 Asian countries are from the developed world. In India, suicide trends may reflect “the clash between education & the traditional value system.
@! Past studies have pointed to social difficulties, marital conflict, domestic violence & depression as the leading causes of suicide among women in India.
@ For the overall population, the Registrar General found that naeraly 3% of surveyed deaths in people ages 15 and older were attributed to suicide. That translates to about 1,87,000 suicide deaths in India in 2010. Suicide is the second leading cause of death of young people in India..
@ The Registrar’s survey is the first to systematically obtain information on the causes of deaths in India.
@ As suicide is a crime in India, the only other available data from the NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) probably reflects underreporting.
@ In China, studies showed that mental illness did not afflict about a third of people who committed suicide and two thirds of people who attempted suicide, which contrasts with findings in high-income countries where suicidal behavior is almost always associated with mental illness.
@ In India, poisoning, mostly from pesticides used in agriculture, was the leading method of suicide in both men & women.
@ Restricting access to these pesticides and improving the availability of mental health services are possible approaches for prevention, he said.
@ Suicide rates for young men between aged 19 to 30 are falling in England, Australia, China & the U.S., according to a review of past studies led by Alexandra Pitman at University College London, also published in the Lancet today.
@ In England & Australia, suicide rates are rising among young men in rural areas and falling in urban areas. Among ethnic groups, those with the highest suicide rates are white men in South Africa, first-generation Eastern European and Caribbean immigrants to England and Wales, and indigenous populations of Norway, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the U.S.
@ Factors that may affect rates of suicide in young men include unemployment, social deprivation..
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