India, June 16 -- Mental illness accounted for 14,305 of India's 30,617 illness-related suicides in 2024, according to State of India's Environment 2026: In Figures.

The DTE-CSE analysis, based on NCRB data, found that mental illness made up 47% of all suicides linked to illness.

Mental illness was the leading illness-related cause of suicide across 24 states and Union Territories.

Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka together accounted for nearly half of all suicides linked to mental illness.

Illness-related suicides fell by 6% between 2023 and 2024, but increased sharply in several states, including Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Mental illness accounted for nearly half of all illness-related suicides in India...