Summary:
In contrast, at the national level, death rate was 19.4 per 1 lakh women in 1990 and 14.9 per 1 lakh women in 2016. However, more men in Kerala commit suicide than women.While in 1990, 16.8 per 1 lakh women committed suicide, in 2016 it was 13.2 per 1 lakh women in Kerala. On the other hand, when it came to men committing suicide in Kerala, from the rate of 29.7 per 1 lakh men in 1990, it has come down to 29.5 per 1 lakh men in 2016. “The exact reason is not known but we believe that this maybe because of various interventions in mental health. Kerala is the only state that has mental health programme in all the 14 districts besides several suicide prevention activities,” said Shaji..