Suicide: Leading Cause of Death among Young Women

Bangalore: Most Indian women aged 15-49 years die due to suicide said a recent study. Going by the absolute number of deaths, the second major cause of death is injuries from fire or hot substances, reported Rema Nagarajan for TNN.

Further, maternal disorders related to child birth, which earlier topped the killer list, have been pushed down to the third place revealed the recently released Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 Study (GBD 2010). It is a collaborative project which is led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington.

Dr Lalit Dandona, research professor, Public Health Foundation of India and professor of global health at IHME said "Besides death, the burden of disease also includes the disability caused by a disease or condition. That is why the condition with the second highest burden of disease among 15-49 year old women is iron-deficiency anaemia. Though the number of deaths it causes directly is low, the condition has significant adverse health consequences for women. That is also why major depression is third on the list. Again, it does not kill directly but it causes significant disability," as reported by TNN.

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