Table 3.

Percentage of total deaths due to suicide in young adults by sex in India, 2016

	Percentage of total deaths due to suicide (95% UI)	Rank of suicide deaths*
Both sexes combined
15–29 years	16·9 (15·1–18·5)	1
15–39 years	13·0 (11·4–14·2)	1
Females
15–29 years	20·3 (18·0–22·5)	1
15–39 years	15·3 (13·6–16·8)	1
Males
15–29 years	14·3 (10·7–16·0)	2
15–39 years	11·6 (8·4–12·8)	2

UI=uncertainty interval.

^*Rank of suicide deaths among all individual causes of death.