Suicide by hanging is a priority for suicide prevention: Method specific suicide in India (200–20)

Abstract

Background: India accounts for over a quarter of the global burden of suicide. One of the most effective population level suicide prevention strategies has been restricting access to suicide means. Method: Trends in method specific suicide rates (2001–14) were calculated using National Crime Records Bureau data stratified by sex, age-group, and geographical region. Multilevel negative binomial regression models stratified by sex and suicide method were specified to investigate associations between state-level indicators of economic development, education, agricultural pesticide use and religious factors. Results: Suicide by hanging increased by 56% (from 3.9 to 6.1 per 100,000) among males a..