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Is India shining or India killing?

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

“India tops the world in suicides among teenagers. Exam stress and depression are key reasons but other urban pressures are taking a heavy toll” says the cover note article of India Today magazine.

Here’s the sketchy view of the article:

  • 16 suicides a day or 6000 a year is the rate at which teenagers snuff out their lives in India.
  • 2006-07, 5875 students took their own life. ( NCRB)
  • Every 90 minutes a teenage tries to commit suicide.
  • But every 6 hours, one succeeds.
  • 56% teen suicides in the country are reported between March and July, every year
  • More adolescents die of suicide than AIDS, cancer, heart disease, obesity, birth defects and lung disease.   (more…)

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