A Study on Socio-Demogrpahic Profile on Suicidal Hanging Cases Brought for Autopsy to Gmch Mortuary: A Cross Sectional Prospective Study

Abstract

Deaths by ligation around the neck are in practice from the time immemorial and before adventure of civilization.Hanging is that form of asphyxia, which is caused by suspension of the body by a ligature which encircles theneck, the constricting force being the weight of the body or a part of the body weight. Due to population explosion,poverty and increasing stress and strain in our daily life, we frequently come across cases of suicides, homicidesand accidents. The present study aims towards analyzing socio-demographic pattern, causes& precipitating factorsfor committing suicide by hanging in this region. Due to population explosion, poverty and increasing stress andstrain in our daily life, we frequently come across cases of suicides, homicides and accidents22. According to theWorld Health Organization (WHO), over eight hundred thousand people commit suicide every year all over theworld. In India, every year >1 lakh people commit suicide, and it accounts for 17.5% of all suicidal deaths in theworld. Hanging is the most common method of committing suicide as it is believed to offer a rapid and relativelypainless death, and there is no cost involvement other than that of the ligature material2. According to NCRBreports the incidence of suicides by hanging increasing every year by India, 31.5% in 2010, 32.2% in 2011, 37.0%in 20122. The present study aims towards analyzing socio-demographic pattern, causes precipitating factors forcommitting suicide by hanging in this region.