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The Lancet Public Health

Suicide is a major public health problem, with far-reaching socioeconomic, political, and emotional consequences. Southeast Asia accounts for roughly 40% of the estimated 800 000 annual suicide deaths globally,1 and is the frontline for delivering on the aspirational Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of a one-third reduction in the suicide death rate (SDR) by 2030.

Suicide in India: a complex public health tragedy in need of a plan