Hubbali: In 2023, 29 men died by suicide in Karnataka every day, according to the recent National Crimes Record Bureau (NCRB) report.

Family disputes, illness, mental issues, addictive substances and debts were the major reasons for the suicides.

The number of men ending their own life is steadily increasing over the last five years. Between 2018 and 2023, a total of 63,539 people died by suicide in the state, of them 48,125 were men and 15,400 women.

According to the data released by the NCRB, nearly 13,330 people died by suicide in Karnataka between January 1 and December 31 2023. Of them, nearly 10,232 were men and 3,091 women.

Compared to urban areas, suicides among rural men are higher, the data states.

Kalaburagi-based economist Sangeetha Kattimani, who analysed the NCRB data, s

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