NCRB 2024 data shows a troubling shift in India’s suicide landscape, with daily wage earners forming the biggest share of victims at 31 percent—its highest in a decade. More than 52,000 such workers died by suicide. Family issues and illness remain key drivers, while Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra report the highest numbers, largely from low-income households.
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