Suicides in India from NCRB: Year, State, City and Gender wise Number of Suicides by Types of Causes
The datasets contains year, state, city (cities with over 2 million population), and gender wise historical data on the number of suicides which have happened in India by types of causes such as Bankruptcy or Indebtedness, Divorce, NonSettlement of Marriage, Dowry, Extra Marital affairs, Drug Abuse/Alcoholic Addiction, Failure in Examination, Impotency/Infertility, AIDS/STD, Insanity/Mental illness, Ideological Causes/Hero Worshipping, Family Problems, Death of Dear Person, Other Prolonged Illness, Cancer, Paralysis, Fall in Social Reputation, Love Affairs, Unemployment, Poverty, Property Dispute Other Causes, Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs), Physical Abuse (Rape, etc.), Illegitimate Pregnancy (Other than Extra Marital Affairs), Professional/Career Problem, Causes Not Known, Bankruptcy or sudden change in economic status, Suspected / Illicit relation, Not having children(barrenness/impotency), Illegitimate Pregnancy, etc.
Note: The data for 2009 to 2011 is unavailable in the source.
Suicides in India from NCRB: Year, State, City and Gender wise Number of Suicides by Types of Causes
The datasets contains year, state, city (cities with over 2 million population), and gender wise historical data on the number of suicides which have happened in India by types of causes such as Bankruptcy or Indebtedness, Divorce, NonSettlement of Marriage, Dowry, Extra Marital affairs, Drug Abuse/Alcoholic Addiction, Failure in Examination, Impotency/Infertility, AIDS/STD, Insanity/Mental illness, Ideological Causes/Hero Worshipping, Family Problems, Death of Dear Person, Other Prolonged Illness, Cancer, Paralysis, Fall in Social Reputation, Love Affairs, Unemployment, Poverty, Property Dispute Other Causes, Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs), Physical Abuse (Rape, etc.), Illegitimate Pregnancy (Other than Extra Marital Affairs), Professional/Career Problem, Causes Not Known, Bankruptcy or sudden change in economic status, Suspected / Illicit relation, Not having children(barrenness/impotency), Illegitimate Pregnancy, etc.
Note: The data for 2009 to 2011 is unavailable in the source.
Rows: 89388
Columns: 9
Time period: 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2024
Last Updated: 13 May 2026
Data preview
year
state
city
cause
sub_cause
gender
value
unit
note
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Agra
Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Male
1
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Illegitimate Pregnancy (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Transgender
0
value in absolute number
2024
Haryana
Faridabad
Physical abuse (Rape, Incest etc.)
Total
Transgender
0
value in absolute number
2024
Haryana
Faridabad
Physical abuse (Rape, Incest etc.)
Total
Total
0
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Male
0
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Female
0
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Transgender
0
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Suspected/ Illicit Relation (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Total
0
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Illegitimate Pregnancy (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
Total
Male
0
value in absolute number
2024
Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad
Illegitimate Pregnancy (Other than Extra Marital Affairs)
The calendar year in which the reported suicides occurred.
state
String
18
89388
The Indian state in which the city recording the suicides is located.
city
String
50
89388
The city where the reported suicides took place.
cause
String
27
88776
The reported cause or circumstance associated with the suicide, such as suspected illicit relations or physical abuse.
sub_cause
String
13
88776
A finer subdivision of the reported cause, including aggregate 'Total' rows summarizing all sub-causes.
gender
String
4
89388
The gender of the individuals who died by suicide, including aggregate 'Total' rows.
value
Float64
1125
89145
The number of suicides recorded for the given year, city, cause, and gender.
unit
String
1
89388
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as an absolute count.
note
String
2
162
Optional remarks or caveats accompanying the record, such as data quality or definitional notes.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). Suicides in India from NCRB: Year, State, City and Gender wise Number of Suicides by Types of Causes [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20155