Statistics Farmers' suicides in India

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farmers , total suicide rates per 100,000 people in india


the national crime records bureau of india reported in 2012 annual report, 135,445 people committed suicide in india, of 13,755 farmers (11.2%). of these, 5 out of 29 states accounted 10,486 farmers suicides (76%) – maharashtra, andhra pradesh, karnataka, madhya pradesh , kerala.


in 2011, total of 135,585 people committed suicide, of 14,207 farmers. in 2010, 15,963 farmers in india committed suicide, while total suicides 134,599. 1995 2013, total of 296,438 indian farmers committed suicide. during same period, 9.5 million people died per year in india other causes including malnutrition, diseases , suicides non-farming related, or 171 million deaths 1995 2013.


in 2012, state of maharashtra, 3,786 farmers suicides, accounted quarter of india s farmer suicides total (13,754). 2009 2016, total of 25,613 farmers committed suicide in state.


farmer suicides rates in bihar , uttar pradesh – 2 large states of india size , population – have been 10 times lower maharashtra, kerala , pondicherry. in 2012, there 745 farmer suicides in uttar pradesh, state estimated population of 205.43 million. in 2014, there 8 farmer suicides in uttar pradesh.


according iffri study number of suicides during 2005–09 in gujarat 387, kerala 905, punjab 75 , tamil nadu 26. while 1802 farmers committed suicide in chhattisgarh in 2009 , 1126 in 2010, farmers suicide dropped 0 in 2011, leading accusations of data manipulation.


according 2012 statistics, national crime records bureau, farmer suicides statistics follows (note: ncrb lists suicides in different employment categories, not necessary farming or crop-failure cause of suicides listed in farmer category):


as per national crime records bureau, number of suicides farmers , farm labourers increased 12,360 in 2014, against 11,772 in 2013. of these suicides, 5,650 farmers suicides.




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farmers versus other professions

patel et al., using representative survey sample based statistical study 2001 , 2003, extrapolated suicide patterns in 2010 india. claim suicide deaths in india among unemployed individuals , individuals in professions other agricultural work were, collectively, 3 times more frequent in agricultural labourers , landowning cultivators. across professions in rural areas, patel et al. find suicide among agricultural workers (including farmers) in india not more frequent other profession.


the suicide incidence rate in india, on 100,000 farmers basis, unclear. estimates speculative, because actual total number of farmers state or india in each year not available. farm suicides per 100,000 farmers can reliably calculated 2001, because accurate data on number of farmers in country , states available 2001 census of india. farm suicide rate 12.9 suicides per 100,000 farmers, higher general suicide rate @ 10.6 2001 in india. gender, suicide rate 16.2 male farmer suicides per 100,000 male farmers compared 12.5 male suicides per 100,000 general population. among women, suicide rate 6.2 female farmer suicides per 100,000 female farmers compared 8.5 female suicides per 100,000 general population.


total number of farmers

annual farmers suicide incidence rate data on 100,000 farmers basis, depend on estimated total number of farmers year. estimates total number of farmers in india vary widely. count total number of cultivators, include cultivators , agricultural laborers in definition of total farmers, while others include engaged in form of farming , agriculture activity. estimates total number of farmers in india, 2011, accordingly range 95.8 million (8%) 263 million (22%) 450 million (38%), out of total population of on 1.2 billion. others estimate total number of farmers in india 600 million (50% of total population). 14,000 suicides in 2011 engaged in farming , agricultural activities, different estimates of total farmers has led different suicide incidence rate estimates on per 100,000 farmers basis. additionally, reliability of official statistics has been questioned. k. nagaraj suggests official data may overestimating number of total farmers in india, , undercounting total number of farmer suicides every year. tom brass, in contrast, suggests official census , surveys in india systematically underestimate total number of people engaged in agriculture in india.








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