Maha is suicide capital of India with 1 in 7 cases

Every seventh suicide in the country last year took place in Maharashtra, which saw over 5% increase to 18,916 deaths from 17,972 in 2018. The number of suicides rose 4.7% in Mumbai, which is placed fourth among cities with 1,229 cases, according to NCRB’s 2019 report on ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India’.

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