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Student suicides up 65% over last 10 yrs

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October 01, 2025

The number of student suicides in India climbed to 13,892 in 2023, marking a 6.5% rise from the preceding year, according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

- Sanjay Maurya

While overall suicides in India rose by 23.2% in 2023 to 171,418 from 139,123 in 2019 and 27.2% higher than 134,799 in 2013, student suicides showed an even sharper increase — climbing 34.4% from 10,335 in 2019 and 64.9% from 8,423 in 2013, the NCRB data released on Monday showed. In 2022, 13,044 student suicides were reported, 13,089 in 2021, and 12,526 in 2020.

Intotal, 117,849 students died by suicide between 2013 and 2023.

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