ORIGINAL ARTICLE J of Evidence Based Med & Hlthcare, pISSN- 2349-2562, eISSN- 2349-2570/ Vol. 1/ Issue 8 / Oct 15, 2014. Page 834 TRENDS OF SUICIDAL DEATHS AMONG FEMALE IN THE VISAKHAPATNAM AREA V. Chandra Sekhar 1 , Beemsetty Rajesh 2 , Mohd. Taqiuddin Khan 3 HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: V. Chandra Sekhar, Beemsetty Rajesh, Mohd. Taqiuddin Khan. “Trends of Suicidal Deaths among Female in the Visakhapatnam Area”. Journal of Evidence based Medicine and Healthcare; Volume 1, Issue 8, October 15, 2014; Page: 834-837. ABSTRACT: Incidence of suicidal deaths in the Visakhapatnam City and its suburbs is comparatively high. More males succumbed to suicide than females, the most common age group being 21-30 years. The usual methods for committing suicide were Agricultural Pesticides, Hanging, Flames and Drowning in that order. The minimum age of suicide in females was 10 years girl who committed suicide by burns and maximum age was 80 years Health related problems were the most common cause of suicide contributing to as many as 27% of the total cases. KEYWORDS: Suicide, Hanging, Burns, Poisoning, Drowning. INTRODUCTION: Suicide means intentionally killing of one‟s own (his/her) life, i.e. self- destruction and is a complex problem and involves multiple factors. The pattern and methods adopted for suicide and its incidence reflects the complexity of civilization of that particular area and varies with degree of civilization. Suicidal deaths in present days among women are increasing day by day due to influence of multiple factors, which includes dowry deaths, harassment, love failure, breach of marriages, educational stress, poverty, cultural changes, Alcoholism and other family feuds. 1 The city of Visakhapatnam with a congregation of all regions, religions and mixed socioeconomic status can be considered a right place to evaluate the problem of suicide in Visakhapatnam City and suburbs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It was a prospective study of cases of suicide by females brought for autopsy to the Department of Forensic Medicine, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam during the year 2007. Detailed general information like name, age, sex, marital status, religion, occupation, along with social, medical and other personal details was gathered from each case. The data were collected and tabulated for easy study and comparison with the available previous studies. OBSERVATION & DISCUSSION: Out of 1346 unnatural deaths, 287 cases were suicidal in manner whereas ……… cases were of Accidental deaths and ………….homicides. (How many accidental deaths and how many homicidal. It is observed that the number of suicidal deaths outnumbered other crimes like Homicides and sudden unexpected deaths. However, the Accidental Deaths (including Road Traffic Accidents) outnumbered the figures of suicidal deaths.