Steady rise in share of daily-wagers in suicides, 23% in 2019

[RayKalm]

The share of daily-wage earners among those who died by suicide has been steadily rising, doubling to 23.4 per cent in 2019 as compared to six years before.

At nearly a quarter of the suicides, or 32,563 of the total 1,39,123, the daily-wage earners comprised the largest chunk of such deaths recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last year. The data for daily-wage earners excludes agricultural labourers.

Tamil Nadu saw the most number of suicides by daily-wage earners (5,186), followed by Maharashtra (4,128), Madhya Pradesh (3,964), Telangana (2,858) and Kerala (2,809).

House wives’ made up the second largest chunk among suicide deaths, at 21,359 or 15.4 per cent of the total, in 2019. However, their share as well as that of those engaged in the farming sector in suicides has been declining. Agricultural labourers are a separate sub-category under persons working in the farming sector and accounted for 3.1 per cent of the total suicides in 2019.

The NRCB started categorising daily-wagers in its ‘Accidental Deaths & Suicides’ data only in 2014. That year, they made up 12 per cent of suicide deaths, but the figure has been rising sharply since — 17.8 per cent in 2015, 19.2 per cent in 2016, 22.1 per cent in 2017, 22.4 per cent in 2018 and 23.4 per cent last year. In absolute terms too, the number of suicides by daily wagers doubled from 15,735 in 2014 to 32,563 in 2019.

Steady rise in share of daily-wagers in suicides, 23% in 2019

At nearly a quarter of the suicides, or 32,563 of the total 1,39,123, the daily-wage earners comprised the largest chunk of such deaths recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last year

indianexpress.com

 

[xeuss]

Incorrect title and misleading post. The news article details statistics for 2019, and does not have any relation to the lockdown, that occurred in April 2020.

 

[CrazyZ]

Incorrect title and misleading post. The news article details statistics for 2019, and does not have any relation to the lockdown, that occurred in April 2020.

If numbers were that high when Indian economy was growing how bad will they be when India is in recession?

 

[xeuss]

If numbers were that high when Indian economy was growing how bad will they be when India is in recession?

We'll know when the numbers are released next year. But keep in mind that these numbers are reflective of suicides and not all suicides are related to financial condition.

 

[Bossman]

We'll know when the numbers are released next year. But keep in mind that these numbers are reflective of suicides and not all suicides are related to financial condition.

Stop justifying Modi totally inept handling of the Pandemic. No country in the world treated its citizens as bad as India during the Pandemic.

 

[xeuss]

Stop justifying Modi totally inept handling of the Pandemic. No country in the world treated its citizens as bad as India during the Pandemic.

I don't think I am disputing the highlighted point. However, I am disputing the title of the thread and the relation with the article cited. It would be good if you took a class in critical thinking. That would allow you to read and understand better.

 

[Bossman]

I don't think I am disputing the highlighted point. However, I am disputing the title of the thread and the relation with the article cited. It would be good if you took a class in critical thinking. That would allow you to read and understand better.

If I was an Indian I would be so ashamed due to the treatment of my compatriots during the Pandemic by the government that I will not show up on a forum let alone a Pakistani forum.

 

[xeuss]

If I was an Indian I would be so ashamed due to the treatment of my compatriots during the Pandemic by the government that I will not show up on a forum let alone a Pakistani forum.

Is that how things work in China? When you feel ashamed you stop going on forums? Since you are here, looks like you have no shame on how China is sending Uyghurs to concentration camps.