Talking about SUICIDE: A hush affair!!

According to Nepal Police, in fiscal year 2076/77, 6,279 people lost their life to suicide,increase of9.12% from previous year. How serious is the issue?Let’s compare it to an average ward population in Nepal i.e. around 3000-5000 people. In hindsight, we are losing the entire population of a single or two wards to suicide in a single year.

Numbers from last 6 years show that the numbersare increasing as 4,504 people lost their lives to suicidein 2070/71. The numbers provided above are not just confined to the adult population as suicide has emerged as a serious problem among children and adolescents as well. In FY 2076/77, 252 boys and 410 girls lost their life due to suicide (Nepal Police).