Suicides in Mumbai down by 14% this year

More than 900 men and women died by suicide in Mumbai between January and November this year, data with the Mumbai police has shown. Young adults in the 19-30 years age-group comprised a majority (36%) of the victims, while 10% were senior citizens. The data also shows 371 of the total 928 deaths by suicide occurred during the complete lockdown between March and July. However, despite the lockdown, the 928 deaths were 14% fewer than the 1,075 deaths by suicide reported between January and November 2019.

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