Suicide in Bangladesh is a common cause of unnatural death and a long term social issue. Of all the people reported dead due to suicide worldwide every year, 2.06% are Bangladeshi. Suicide is not only personal which again is outside the society. 

Objective: The prevalence of suicide attempts among women with major suicidal ideation and to provide systematic counseling and treatment or services to those who have persistent suicidal thoughts.

Background of Statistics: 

According to a report by the World Health Organization 19,697 people died by suicide in Bangladesh in 2011. According to Police Headquarters 11,095 people died by suicide in Bangladesh in 2017. According to a report by Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, published in 2010, around 6,500,000 people of Bangladesh are prone to suicide. The rate is 128.08 people per 100,000 dying by suicide in Bangladesh every year. The six-member team led by Dr AHM Feroz and Dr SM Nurul Islam of the medical college conducted the survey at Mominpur union of Chuadanga district from January to April 2010. But this has been noted that the above rate was assumed only based on survey conducted in one union which is not a good reflector of the total suicide rate in the whole country as total suicide rate per year is far less than what was mentioned in the report in the last couple of years. 

According to a report by The Daily Star, from 2002 to 2009, 73,389 people died by suicide in Bangladesh. Of these 73,389 people, 31,857 people hanged themselves and 41,532 swallowed poison to kill themselves. Bangladesh Manabadhikar Bastabayan Sangstha, a human rights group of Bangladesh shows that from January 2011 to August 2011, 258 people died by suicide, and of them, 158 were women and the remainder were men. 

The rate of suicides is sharply increasing in Bangladesh, according to data from Police Headquarters. In 2017, 11,095 people committed suicide in Bangladesh, which means, on an average, 30 people kill themselves every day. Barisal topped the list in 2017, with a total of 2,585 deaths by suicide. Experts warn that the rate of suicide might increase even more. They said people go through many hurdles and trauma in their daily lives but they do not receive the necessary social and psychological support to overcome these issues. They feel suicide is their only option out of their troubles. According to data from Police Headquarters, among the 11,095 people who committed suicide in 2017, 569 of them hanged themselves, 3,467 took poison, and 59 people set themselves on fire. In 2016, the total number of suicide in Bangladesh was 10,600. In 2017, the number increased to 11,095. The rate of suicide is increasing each year. In 2015, 10,500 people committed suicide while in 2014, this number was 10,200. It is notable that, in Bangladesh, the number of suicides is higher than the number of murders every year. In 2014, the number of murders was 4,594 but number of suicides was 10,200. Similarly, in 2015, 4,036 people were murdered while 10,500 people killed themselves. In 2016, some 3,591 murders were reported in Bangladesh while in 2017, 3,549 people were murdered. After Barisal, Dhaka district had the highest number of suicides in 2017. That same year, 2,585 people committed suicide in Dhaka, 1,433 people in Rangpur, and 1,197 killed themselves in Sylhet. In 2017, a total of 1,239 suicide cases were reported alone in the Railway Range (areas falling under the jurisdiction of Bangladesh Railways) areas of the country. When compared with districts, the number of suicide in Railway Range area, after Barisal and Dhaka, is more than any other district.

Suicide of women : 

According to a 2010 report by Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, of the 128.08 per 100,000 people who died by suicide in 2010, 89% were women and most of them were unmarried.[3] Statistics from Jatiya Mahila Ainjibi Samity, a Bangladeshi women’s organization, show that from 2006 to 2010, 40 girls who died by suicide were victims of stalking. From 2001 to 2010, 4,747 women and girls died by suicide because of physical and domestic violence.

 According to a report published in the Lancet published in BBC News, suicidal tendency among women in Bangladesh is higher, because they have inferior status in society. Another factor is a higher rate of illiteracy and their economic dependence on men. 

Incidents of suicide are increasing worldwide. According to WHO, across the globe, more people die from suicide than in warfare. University of Dhaka’s Clinical Psychology Departmental head Dr Md Kamruzzaman Majumdar said: “When people do not get necessary support from their family and community, incidents of suicide increase.” He said: “The most common reason for suicide is mental pressure and grief. These people tend to believe that their suffering is permanent so they commit suicide to free themselves of their misery. “Feelings of inadequacy contribute to ultimately feeling helpless. These negative feelings constantly keep an individual under pressure. Moreover, because we lead very busy lives, we do not give time to our friends and family.” He added: “People tend to feel isolated that way. All of this is increasing the rate of suicide in the country. ”

WORLD HEAL THRANKINGS : 

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 Suicide Deaths in Bangladesh reached 5,998 or 0.84% of total deaths. The age adjusted Death Rate is 3.85 per 100,000 of population ranks Bangladesh # 153 in the world. Review other causes of death. 

The number of suicides in 2020 reached 5,998. According to the statistics of the police headquarters every year about 10,000 people commit suicide due to various reasons. Bangladeshi women are more at risk of suicide. Incidents like suicide occur mainly due to social instability, strife, personal unrest, family distrust, political anarchy, economic disaster, extreme discrimination, unemployment etc. 

Conclusion: According to the screening of suicidal risk in female are seeking treatment for substance use disorders is recommended. Differently addiction treatment centers should develop treatment strategies to prevent suicidal attempts, mainly among those with a mental disorder. Easy ways to give correct information related to their lifestyle.