| Number of Suicides by Causes in India (2016) | |||||
| Causes | Male | Female | Transgender | Total | Percentage Share |
| Bankruptcy or Indebtedness | |||||
| Marriage Related Issues | |||||
| (i) Non Settlement of Marriage | |||||
| (ii) Dowry Related Issues | |||||
| (iii) Extra Marital Affairs | |||||
| (iv) Divorce | |||||
| (v) Others | |||||
| Failure in Examination | |||||
| Impotency/Infertility | |||||
| Other Family Problems | |||||
| Illness | |||||
| (i) AIDS/STD | |||||
| (ii) Cancer | |||||
| (iii) Paralysis | |||||
| (iv) Insanity/Mental Illness | |||||
| (v) Other Prolonged Illness | |||||
| Death of Dear Person | |||||
| Drug Abuse/Alcoholic Addiction | |||||
| Fall in Social Reputation | |||||
| Ideological Causes/Hero Worshipping | |||||
| Love Affairs | |||||
| Poverty | |||||
| Unemployment | |||||
| Property Dispute | |||||
| Suspected/Illicit Relation | |||||
| Illegitimate Pregnancy | |||||
| Physical Abuse (Rape etc.) | |||||
| Professional/Career Problem | |||||
| Causes Not Known | |||||
| Other Causes | |||||
| Total | |||||
