Citation

Bardale R, Tumram N, Dake M, Shrigiriwar M, Dixit P. Int. J. Med. Toxicol. Legal Med. 2011; 13(3): 28-37.

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(Copyright © 2011, India Medico Legal Society)

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Abstract

The national suicide rate in India is about 10.81 100,000population. Recent data presented by National Crime Record Bureau had revealed that number of suicide in big cities is increasing. The purpose of the present study is to analyze the trends of suicide in urban area ofNagpur. The retrospective study was conducted over a periodof five yearsfrom January2005 to December2009and includes analysis of19,666autopsies and2514suicide deaths. The mean crude suicide rate for Nagpur city is about 19.23 per 1, 00,000 population for the year 2005 to 2009. 1706 men and 808 women committed suicide with male to female ratio was 2.1:1. Hanging wasfound to be morefrequently usedmethod (38.46%), followed by poisoning (37.74%), self-immolation/burning (12.88%) and drowning (10.22%). Maximum cases were reported from Hindus (91.64%) followed by Buddhists (5.01%), Muslims (2.46%), Christians (0.71%) and Sikhs (0.15%). About 1978 (78.67%) suicides took place at the individual's home whereas 536 (21.32%o) suicides were committed at outdoors such as Public Park, Public Lake, market, hotel, railway station, railway track etc.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; crime; adult; Urban area; human; suicide; Suicide; burn; Hanging; Autopsy; Death; drowning; female; male; Poisoning; India; aged; autopsy; alcoholism; sex difference; hanging; intoxication; firearm; unemployment; death; article; major clinical study; urban area; mental disease; gunshot injury; retrospective study; marriage; jumping; religion; railway; moslem; widow; city; religious group; building; christian; market; lake; widower