Is India's highest suicide rate due to better reporting or rising distress?

A death by suicide is defined as the deliberate termination of life

Is India’s highest suicide rate because of better reporting or rising distress? The country reported the highest suicide rate in its history in 2021, with 12 suicides for every 100,000 people.

Experts say this might be a reflection of better reporting of deaths by suicide rather than an actual increase in numbers. Notwithstanding an increase in reporting, experts say the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) might be undercounting suicides by women.

Three trends that data from the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India, 2021, show:

• The suicide rate is the highest since India began publishing this data in 1967, with 12 suicides per