Suicide has become the Second Leading Cause of Death among Young Indians

Suicide has become the second leading cause of death of young people in India, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, according to a study published in Lancet.

Vikram Patel the lead author from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said that suicide causes death to many Indian men aged between 15 to 29 as transportation accidents and nearly as many young women as complications from pregnancy and childbirth

According to the study Transport accidents are the main cause of death among men while maternal disorders are the main cause of deaths among women. The percentage shows 14 % of men and about 16% of women are victim of such death.

It was noted that about half of suicide deaths (49 percent among men, and 44 percent among women) were due to poisoning, mainly ingesting of pesticides. Hanging has also been found to be the second most common cause for men and women, while burns accounted for about one-sixth of suicides by women.

Due to the declination of maternal death rates, suicide has become the leading cause of death in women. The study said that the lack of health awareness and repulsiveness of live comes about many death cases in rural and sub urban areas in India.