Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 16 October 2025
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recorded the very best suicide price in India, based on the “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2023” report revealed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), elevating alarm over the psychological well being scenario within the Union Territory. In 2023, the islands reported 49.6 suicides per one lakh inhabitants, a big rise from 42.8 in 2022 and 39.7 in 2021. The islands reported a complete of 200 suicide deaths in 2023, a notable determine given the area’s small inhabitants.
Illness is the main explanation for suicide within the islands, accounting for 38% of deaths, highlighting the pressing want for well being and psychological well being assist companies.
Nationally, the NCRB report reveals that sickness accounts for 19% of suicides, household issues 31.9%, drug or alcohol habit 7%, marriage-related points 5.3%, amorous affairs 4.7%, chapter or indebtedness 3.8%, unemployment 1.8%, failure in examinations 1.4%, and dying of a pricey particular person 1.3%. These figures present context for the nationwide suicide panorama however don’t straight replicate the scenario within the islands.
Hanging stays the commonest technique of suicide nationally, accounting for 60.9% of deaths, adopted by consuming poison (25%), drowning (4.1%), and accidents involving automobiles or trains (2.8%). National information additionally point out that almost all victims have low revenue, with 66.2% incomes lower than one lakh INR yearly, and are primarily educated as much as secondary or greater secondary ranges.
The islands’ rising suicide price is especially regarding as a result of it contrasts with a slight lower within the nationwide suicide price, from 12.4 in 2022 to 12.3 in 2023.
The NCRB report, which compiles information from police information throughout India, gives essentially the most complete insights into regional suicide developments, susceptible demographics, and causative components. For the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the report underscores the necessity for quick, evidence-based intervention methods to stop additional lack of life.
With suicide charges climbing steadily within the islands over the past three years for which information is offered within the public area, authorities, healthcare suppliers, and group organizations want to handle this silent disaster by means of focused psychological well being packages, accessible healthcare, and assist networks for susceptible teams.
[Data source: NCRB, “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2023”]
