India – Farmer Suicides
Farmer suicides is a leftist straw men argument. The suicide rates in India are amongst the lowest in the world . Since 40% of the country is employed in agriculture , farmers account 40 % of India’s suicides . (via Bharat Rakshak • View topic – PRC Economy – New Reflections : Dec 15 2011.
| Rank | Country | Male | Female | Total | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lithuania |
61.3 | 10.4 | 34.1 | 2009 |
| 2 |  South Korea[3] (more info) |
41.4 | 21.0 | 31.2 | 2010 |
| 3 |  Guyana |
39.0 | 13.4 | 26.4 | 2006 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
43.0 | 9.4 | 25.6 | 2008 |
| 5 |  Belarus[4][5] |
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| 6 |  Hungary[6] |
40.0 | 10.6 | 24.6 | 2009 |
| 7 |  Japan (more info)[7] |
33.5 | 14.6 | 23.8 | 2011 |
| 8 |  Latvia |
40.0 | 8.2 | 22.9 | 2009 |
| 9 |  People’s Republic of China [8](more info) |
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| 10 |  Slovenia |
34.6 | 9.4 | 21.9 | 2009 |
| 11 |  Sri Lanka[9] |
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| 12 |  Russia[10] |
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| 13 |  Ukraine |
37.8 | 7.0 | 21.2 | 2009 |
| 14 |  Serbia and Montenegro |
28.4 | 11.1 | 19.5 | 2006 |
| 15 |  Finland |
29.0 | 10.0 | 19.3 | 2009 |
| 16 |  Estonia |
20.6 | 7.3 | 18.1 | 2008 |
| 17 |  Switzerland |
24.8 | 11.4 | 18.0 | 2007 |
| 18 |  Croatia |
28.9 | 7.5 | 17.8 | 2009 |
| 19 |  Belgium[note 1][6] |
26.5 | 9.3 | 17.6 | 2009 |
| 20 |  Moldova |
30.1 | 5.6 | 17.4 | 2008 |
| 21 |  France |
24.7 | 8.5 | 16.3 | 2007 |
| 22 |  Uruguay |
26.0 | 6.3 | 15.8 | 2004 |
| 23 |  South Africa[11] |
25.3 | 5.6 | 15.4 | 2005 |
| 24 |  Austria |
23.8 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 2009 |
| 25 |  Poland |
26.4 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 2008 |
| 26 |  Hong Kong |
19.0 | 10.7 | 14.6 | 2009 |
| 27 |  Suriname |
23.9 | 4.8 | 14.4 | 2005 |
| 28 |  Czech Republic |
23.9 | 4.4 | 14.0 | 2009 |
| 29 |  New Zealand[12] |
20.3 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 2008 |
| 30 |  Sweden |
18.7 | 6.8 | 12.7 | 2008 |
| 31 |  Cuba |
19.0 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 2008 |
| 32 |  Bulgaria |
18.8 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 2008 |
| 33 |  Romania |
21.0 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 2009 |
| 34 |  Norway |
17.3 | 6.5 | 11.9 | 2009 |
| 35 |  Denmark |
17.5 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 2006 |
| 36 |  Ireland |
19.0 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 2009 |
| 37 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
20.3 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 1991 |
| 38 |  Canada |
17.3 | 5.4 | 11.3 | 2004 |
| 39 |  Iceland[13] |
17.9 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 2009 |
| 40 |  Chile |
18.2 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 2007 |
| 41 |  United States (more info) |
19.0 | 4.9 | 11.8 | 2008 |
| 42 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
17.9 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 2006 |
| 43 |  India (more info) |
13.0 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 2009 |
| 44 |  Singapore |
12.9 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 2006 |
| 45 |  Slovakia[6] |
19.8 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 2009 |
| 46 |  Australia[14] |
14.9 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 2009 |
| 47 |  Germany[6] |
15.1 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 2009 |
| 48 |  Kyrgyzstan |
14.1 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 2009 |
| 49 |  Turkmenistan |
13.8 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 1998 |
| 50 |  Netherlands [6] |
12.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 2009 |
| 51 |  Republic of Macedonia[6] |
12.6 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 2009 |
| 52 |  El Salvador |
12.9 | 3.6 | 8.0 | 2008 |
| 53 |  Portugal[6] |
13.2 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 2008 |
| 54 |  Zimbabwe |
10.6 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 1990 |
| 55 |  Luxembourg[6] |
13.2 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 2008 |
| 56 |  Thailand |
12.0 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 2002 |
| 57 |  Argentina |
12.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 2008 |
| 58 |  Spain |
11.9 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 2008 |
| 59 |  Puerto Rico |
13.2 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 2005 |
| 60 |  Ecuador |
10.5 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 2009 |
| 61 |  United Kingdom |
10.9 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 2009 |
| 62 |  Mauritius |
11.8 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 2008 |
| 63 |  Iran[15] |
7.6 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 2001 |
| 64 |  Italy |
10.0 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 2007 |
| 65 |  Costa Rica |
10.2 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 2009 |
| 66 |  Israel[16] |
9.9 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 2007 |
| 67 |  Nicaragua |
9.0 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 2006 |
| 68 |  Panama |
9.0 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 2008 |
| 69 |  Colombia |
7.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 2007 |
| 70 |  Brazil |
7.7 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 2008 |
| 71 |  Uzbekistan |
7.0 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 2005 |
| 72 |  Seychelles |
8.9 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2008 |
| 73 |  Georgia |
7.1 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 2009 |
| 74 |  Albania[17] |
4.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2003 |
| 75 |  Mexico |
6.8 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2008 |
| 76 |  Turkey[18] |
5.36 | 2.50 | 3.94 | 2008 |
| 77 |  Bahrain |
4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2006 |
| 78 |  Belize |
6.6 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 2008 |
| 79 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
5.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 2008 |
| 80 |  Paraguay |
5.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2008 |
| 81 |  Cyprus[6] |
5.9 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 2009 |
| 82 |  Guatemala |
5.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 2008 |
| 83 |  Barbados |
7.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2006 |
| 84 |  Greece |
6.1 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 2009 |
| 85 |  Malta |
5.9 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 2008 |
| 86 |  Venezuela |
5.3 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 2007 |
| 87 |  Tajikistan |
2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2001 |
| 88 |  Saint Lucia |
4.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2005 |
| 89 |  Dominican Republic |
3.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2005 |
| 90 |  Philippines |
2.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1993 |
| 91 |  Pakistan [19] |
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| 92 |  Armenia |
2.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2008 |
| 93 |  Kuwait |
1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2009 |
| 94 |  The Bahamas |
1.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2005 |
| 95 |  Jordan |
0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2009 |
| 96 |  Peru |
1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2000 |
| 97 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
0.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1987 |
| 98 |  Azerbaijan |
1.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2007 |
| 99 |  Maldives |
0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2005 |
| 100 |  Jamaica |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1990 |
| 101 |  Syria |
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1985 |
| 102 |  Egypt |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2009 |
| 103 |  Grenada |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2008 |
| 104 |  Honduras |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1978 |
| 105 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1995 |
| 106 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1995 |
| 107 |  Haiti |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2003 |
Sometimes, disbelief is a good idea
Since India has the largest rural population in the world, farmer suicides in India are also likely to more. Is there is a huge differential between suicides between farmers – and the rest of the country.
A recent UN report states
- The suicide rate for farmers throughout the world is higher than for the non-farming population.
- In the Midwest of the U.S. suicide rates among male farmers are twice that of the general population.
- In Britain farmers are taking their own lives at a rate of one a week.
Related articles
- Wave Of Suicides Among Indian Farmers (news.sky.com)
- Farmer suicides on the rise in West Bengal: CPI(M) (thehindu.com)
2ndlook 
Anuraag — Your fanaticism is starting to get a bit boring. There is a difference between cheer-leading, chest beating, jingoism and downright fanaticism. While your efforts in some areas are welcome and refreshing, these efforts to show India in a better light in ALL dimensions is pathetic and shows your deep sense of insecurity about all things Indian.
Why not call a spade a spade and leave it at that? Such posts make you lose credibility very quickly, at least with me. #Fail.
And the reason for that is simple.
Till I saw this data-set, my assumption was that the media was right. Poor and desperate Indian farmers were committing suicide at ballooning rates.
But apparently, this is untrue.
And if its the data of the USA and UK that is riling you, even that comes from the UN report.
Thank you for this information.
It is good to know that the plight of the Indian farmer is not as grave as portrayed
by some. Your blog is full of great information but for me this is the most valuable.
wrt some of your other blog posts
retail fdi;
that loathesome (for me anyway) american institution known as wal mart (include british tesco)
I have read, cant remember the source, was successfully shown the door in the german and south korean retail markets. i have been meaning to look into the peculiarities of these markets but have never had the time. Any tools to keep these monsters at bay is worthy of note.
theft of gold;
this goal remains alive and well. a desire to steal Indias silver;
http://silvervigilante.com/investors-silver-hoard-near-record-high-transnational-silver-abusers-concerned-about-demand/
Indian money lenders;
In one of your much older posts you mentioned a third currency, I have always believed in this
possibilty. Someone else puts it better than I ever could.
see here;
http://forexkong.com/2013/03/02/sdrs-first-then-the-gold-standard/
one of your posts on women in India.
cant remember the date
you ask for someone to develop a way of using the gold held by Indian
women to be unlocked for their empowerment. I would say leave
their gold holdings alone safe from any conversion to a fiat system.
instead empower every Indian woman with a state issued chip and pin card
with biometrics if necessary. Roll up the many poverty alleviation programs,
where leakage drains purchasing power designed for the poor, put all
this money directly in to the pockets of Indian women.
Money for women only and if there is not enough the poorest first.
I am sure it would get spent wisely.