Reasons for Increasing Cases of Suicides Among Women in India

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 Reasons for Increasing Cases of Suicides Among Women in India



The 2021 NCRB data shows an alarming situation of India where cases of suicides among women has increased to 64.5% in 2021 and around 45,000 women committed suicide. This has happened due to several complex and interconnected factors. 


Reasons for Suicides Among Women 






1. Domestic Abuse: According to 2021 NCRB data, over 50% cases of female suicides were of housewives which indicates mental stress among housewives due to domestic violence, financial dependency, restrictions on movement and taunts due to impotency, dowry, etc. 


2. Educational Pressure: Suicides cases among students have also increased due to increased competition, high expectations, ragging, failure in exams or societal pressure to drop out.


3. Societal Pressure: Societal pressure to suppress mental health issues, continue suffering in an unhappy or abusive marriage, restrictions on choices and stigmatisation of victims of sexual abuse, etc pushes women to commit suicide.


4. Social Media: Unrealistic lifestyle, body and narratives portrayed on social medias and the unhealthy trend of comparing people's life worth in terms of social media likes and followers, leads to existential crisis among women, especially among teenage girls. 


5. Crime Against Women: Increase in the rate of crimes committed against women, associated social stigma, slow investigation and judicial process and external pressures to withdraw FIRs and stay silent poses emmense mental pressure on female victims. 


Ways we can address these issues: 


• Spread awareness about mental health issues in schools, colleges and society, and provide help through portals and helpline numbers like MANAS in Maharashtra. 


• Increase women empowerment through reservations, scholarships, skill development programs, conditional cash transfer, etc. 


• Ease the process of registering complaints online and make arrangements of safe shelters for victims of abuse. 


There is a need to take steps to ensure women empowerment and destigmatize mental health issues so women feel safe and empowered which will further give a boost to society in its better functioning and development.

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