Title
Socio-demographic profile of suicide victims in India: A post-mortem analysis
Authors
Vivek Kumar Chouksey, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Brinda Patel & Vaibhav Agrawal*
Affiliation
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College (ABVGMC), Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India, *Corresponding author
Vivek Kumar Chouksey - E-mail: vivekchoukseymd@gmail.com
Sudhir Kumar Jain - E-mail: sudhirgmc2001@gmail.com
Brinda Patel - E-mail: drbrinda07@gmail.com
Vaibhav Agrawal - E-mail: drvaibhavagrawal03@gmail.com; drvaibhavagrawal03@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026
Abstract
Over 10% of all suicides worldwide occur in India, where majority of cases are young men. Data on suicide victims is scarce, particularly in developing countries like India. Therefore, it is of interest to examine the socio-demographic characteristics of suicide victims in India. Hence, 50 cases with post-mortem examination were studied. Most victims were aged 21-30 years (32%) and had a high education level (38% graduated or post-graduated). A significant number of victims were unemployed (26%) and married (50%), with the majority belonging to lower socio-economic groups (62%). Thus, we document a detailed socio-demographic profile of suicide victims in India, highlighting key factors such as age, education level, employment status and socio-economic background, which can inform targeted suicide prevention strategies.
Keywords
Suicide, socio-economic status, age group, sex
Citation
Chouksey et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2607-2610 (2026)
Edited by
Ritik Kashwani
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
