According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, from 2016 to 2019, suicide cases due to unemployment have increased by 24 per cent.
NCRB data on Suicides due to Unemployment
As per NCRB, 2,851 people died by suicide due to unemployment in 2019.
This figure has increased from 2,298 suicides in 2016.
Karnataka registered the greatest number (553) of suicides due to unemployment in 2019. Karnataka is followed by Maharashtra with 452 cases and Tamil Nadu with 251 cases.
NCRB data also suggests that, more than 24,000 children in age group of 14 to 18 years have died by suicide in between 2017 to 2019. Suicides due to failure in examination stand at 4,000.
