India, Sept. 30 -- The number of student suicides in India has climbed to record high of 13,892 in 2023, according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) on Monday. This marks a 6.5% increase from 13,044 student suicides in 2022, 6.1% from 13,089 in 2021, and 10.8% from 12,526 in 2020.

While overall suicides in India rose by 23.2% in 2023 to 1,71,418, up from 1,39,123 in 2019 and 27.2% higher than 1,34,799 in 2013, student suicides showed an even sharper increase - climbing 34.4% in five years from 10,335 in 2019 and 64.9% over the decade from 8,423 in 2013.

The country lost 1,17,849 students in suicide incidents between 2013 and 2023.

Dr Om Prakash, professor of psychiatry and deputy medical superinten...