Suicides by Marital Status
The Suicides by Marital Status dataset, published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) reports, provides detailed statistics on suicide incidents across India classified by marital status, gender, state, and year. The dataset captures counts of suicide cases among individuals identified as Unmarried, Married, Divorcee, Separated, Widowed/Widower, or with Status Not Known, offering a comprehensive view of how social and familial structures intersect with mental health outcomes. Covering multiple years and all Indian states and union territories, suicides by marital status dataset serves as an essential resource for researchers, mental health professionals, and policymakers seeking to understand patterns of suicide in relation to social identity and marital conditions. It facilitates comparative and trend-based analyses to inform targeted suicide prevention, social welfare, and mental health support programs at both national and regional levels.
Data Dictionary
- ID
- id
- Type
- int4
- Label
- index
- ID
- year
- Type
- text
- Label
- Year
- ID
- state_name
- Type
- text
- Label
- State Name
- ID
- state_code
- Type
- text
- Label
- State Code
- ID
- marital_status
- Type
- text
- Label
- Marital Status
- ID
- gender
- Type
- text
- Label
- Gender
- ID
- number_of_deaths
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Number of Deaths
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | March 3, 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | March 3, 2026 |
| Created | March 3, 2026 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Open Data Commons Attribution License |
| Data extraction page | https://www.ncrb.gov.in/accidental-deaths-suicides-in-india-table-content.html |
| Data insights | The Suicides by Marital Status dataset offers critical insights into the intersection of marital status, gender, and regional factors in suicide patterns across India. By examining annual trends in the number of suicides disaggregated by marital status categories such as Unmarried, Married, Divorcee, Separated, Widowed/Widower, and Status Not Known. The Suicides by Marital Status dataset enables researchers to assess how marital and social circumstances influence vulnerability to suicide. Analyses can uncover gender disparities within each marital group, such as higher suicide rates among married men or distinct vulnerabilities among widowed or divorced women. Temporal trends across years reveal whether suicide risks among certain marital categories are rising or falling, potentially reflecting changing social structures, economic pressures, or mental health awareness. |
| Data last updated | 30-09-2025 |
| Data retreival date | 17-10-2025 |
| Datastore active | True |
| District no | 0 |
| Frequency | Yearly |
| Gp no | 0 |
| Granularity | State |
| Has views | True |
| Id | 00c97b31-f859-40e2-9748-b1cf7ea0b0d2 |
| Idp ready | True |
| Indicators | ['Number of Deaths'] |
| Lgd mapping | yes |
| Mapping status | 100 |
| Methodology | The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles profession-wise suicide statistics annually based on information gathered during police investigations, autopsy reports, and inputs recorded by state crime records bureaus. When a suicide case is registered, investigating officers classify the deceased’s occupation or livelihood at the time of death into predefined categories such as farmers, daily wage earners, students, professionals, or unemployed individuals. These occupational details are typically reported by family members, witnesses, or through available identification records. State-level data are consolidated and published in the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report, with suicide rates calculated using relevant occupational population estimates where available. |
| No indicators | 1 |
| Package id | 91480cbe-d1c9-4e2a-8362-27b73dee55f9 |
| Position | 2 |
| Similar resources | 29136c75-0aa3-4858-848a-37ef3a475df5,33ec469e-06ff-4b03-95c0-ffe0e634518d,b9ba726e-9435-48d2-ad48-8d4cb3dc28fa,fa595762-cd66-4e1e-90ed-604adfca0954,8427e49e-20bf-493a-a24e-8eeda6d8b271,4b8289cb-9f81-4198-9f75-9e7a0b62b69b,fd60d87e-c26d-4a57-87a1-b3fb72c2c78c |
| Size | 215 KiB |
| Sku | ncrb-adsi_suicides_by_marital_status-st-yr-aaa |
| State | active |
| States uts no | 36 |
| Tehsil no | 0 |
| Url type | upload |
| Years covered | 2018 - 2022 |
| Methodology | The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles profession-wise suicide statistics annually based on information gathered during police investigations, autopsy reports, and inputs recorded by state crime records bureaus. When a suicide case is registered, investigating officers classify the deceased’s occupation or livelihood at the time of death into predefined categories such as farmers, daily wage earners, students, professionals, or unemployed individuals. These occupational details are typically reported by family members, witnesses, or through available identification records. State-level data are consolidated and published in the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report, with suicide rates calculated using relevant occupational population estimates where available. |
| Indicators | ['Number of Deaths'] |
| Similar Resources | |
| Granularity Level | State |
| Data Extraction Page | https://www.ncrb.gov.in/accidental-deaths-suicides-in-india-table-content.html |
| Data Retreival Date | 17-10-2025 |
| Data Last Updated | 30-09-2025 |
| Sku | ncrb-adsi_suicides_by_marital_status-st-yr-aaa |
| Dataset Frequency | Yearly |
| Years Covered | 2018 - 2022 |
| No of States/UT(s) | 36 |
| No of Districts | 0 |
| No of Tehsils/blocks | 0 |
| No of Gram Panchayats | 0 |
| Additional Information | |
| Number of Indicators | 1 |
| Insights from the dataset | The Suicides by Marital Status dataset offers critical insights into the intersection of marital status, gender, and regional factors in suicide patterns across India. By examining annual trends in the number of suicides disaggregated by marital status categories such as Unmarried, Married, Divorcee, Separated, Widowed/Widower, and Status Not Known. The Suicides by Marital Status dataset enables researchers to assess how marital and social circumstances influence vulnerability to suicide. Analyses can uncover gender disparities within each marital group, such as higher suicide rates among married men or distinct vulnerabilities among widowed or divorced women. Temporal trends across years reveal whether suicide risks among certain marital categories are rising or falling, potentially reflecting changing social structures, economic pressures, or mental health awareness. |
| IDP Ready | Yes |
| LGD Mapping | Yes |
| Mapping Status % | 100 |
| Geo Columns |