The remaining 9% suicides are committed by people who had done their diploma (18 suicides), graduation (128 suicides) or were professionals (17 suicides). A whopping 91% people who committed suicide in Mumbai in the past three years are undergraduates, as found by the Mumbai police. Then there are social and cultural problems.”He added: “However, the statistics does reflect the underlying psychopathology in poorly educated people. For example, the ones who are poorly educated are more economically deprived when compared to others who are fairly educated and well settled. Of the 3,640 people who committed suicides between 2013 and 2015, about 3,321 people either never went to school or are school and college drop outs.

Source: Hindustan Times August 03, 2016 09:45 UTC