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NCRB Report: Punjab’s suicide rate below national average -Jupinderjit Singh

-The Tribune

Figures second in country in deaths due to illicit/ spurious liquor

Chandigarh: Suicides in Punjab decreased by about half a per cent in 2021, putting the state below the national average of 12 suicides per lakh population. Punjab reported only 8.1 suicides per lakh population.

However, the state figures on top in the country in the share of deaths (1,164) in the category of illness and family problems.

The state, known for love for alcohol, figures second in the country in deaths due to illicit/spurious liquor. A total of 708 incidents of consumption of illicit/spurious liquor caused 782 deaths in the country during 2021. Uttar Pradesh (137 deaths) was the highest followed by Punjab (127 deaths) and Madhya Pradesh (108 deaths).

This was revealed in a report on accident and suicide deaths by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) today.

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