More businesspersons died by suicide than farmers in 2020, shows data

The business deaths included 4,226 vendors, 4,356 tradesmen and 3,134 individuals involved in other businesses

A small-business owner* struggled with falling sales after the Covid-19 pandemic. Then he contracted the disease and was largely confined to his bed for months. The family was facing a difficult time financially and the businessman talked of going to the mountains, leaving everything behind. Luckily for him, he was able to seek the help of a mental health professional who had seen that such cases going towards suicide and took steps to address the issue. The family is slowly coming out of the crisis.

At least 11,716 Indian businesspeople died by suicide in 2020, more than the farm suicides cases,