Written by: Ashish Dahal - 27004, Grade IX
Posted on: 18 July, 2023
According to a research 10% of Nepalese people have suicidal thoughts. Although many people have mental illness in Nepal, the Nepal government has not even given 1% of its economy to the sector of mental health.
Nepal although it might look peaceful but inside it is very unpleasant. Just a few months ago a guy committed suicided in front of the legislative building by burning himself. Nepal’s suicide rate in 10 years has significantly increased. In 2011 there were 11 deaths per day but now it has increased by 19 deaths per day. Now a days where ever we go we hear about the cases of suicide deaths or even attempts of suicide. Of which 90 percent are because of depression. So why is the depression rate so high in Nepal? According to the census 56% of people who die because of depression are male then 36% are women, 7% are adolescent girls and 4% are boys. The reason for the high cause of deaths of male are because of family reasons, responsibility and debt. Male members are directly and indirectly pressured to ‘take care’ of their family and along the way forget to take care of their own selves. The society is patriarchal because of that we can see many domestic violence and cases of sexual abuses because of those reasons there are high percent of suicide. (ofcourse not all suicides are caused due to these reasons). During the pandemic suicide rate was at its peak in Far Western Nepal and Karnali districts. As many people were who used to work in India and when the border was closed because of debt and the people could not bear the expenses of family they committed suicide as a way out. Now coming back to the chart 7% of those who suicide were because of failed relationship, unwanted pregnancy, or because of the pressure of school including bullying at schools via peers and teachers. Lately, the rise of suicide due to social media is also widely prevalent.
