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This is applicable only to India.
are the deaths of young women who are murdered or driven to suicide by continuous harassment and torture by husbands and in-laws in an effort to extort an increased dowry. Dowry deaths are reported in various South Asian countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Dowry death is considered one of the many categories of violence against women in South Asia. Most dowry deaths occur when the young woman, unable to bear the harassment and torture, commits suicide. Most of these suicides are by hanging or by fire. Sometimes the woman is killed by setting her on fire; this is known as "bride burning". The Indian national crime bureau reports that there were about 6787 dowry death cases registered in India in 2005. Incidents of dowry deaths during the year 2005 (6,787) have increased significantly by 46.0 per cent over 1995 level (4,648). However, the increase was marginal (0.1%) over quinquennial average of 2000-2004 and there was a decline by 3.4 per cent (7,026) compared to year 2005.
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Dowry death rate in India last 3years?
dowry death rate in India last 3 years is 1200
What has the author Ish Kumar Maggoo written?
Ish Kumar Maggoo has written: 'An eagle eye on dowry demand cruelty & dowry death' -- subject(s): Criminal provisions, Dowry, Uxoricide, Wife abuse
What does it mean death rate?
The number of deaths occurring in a particular area at a period of time is said to be the death rate of the particular region. For example, the death rate in India is greater than that of the birth rate.
What is the Difference between crude death rate and actual death rate?
Death Rate is the actual rate of death where Crude Death Rate is a guess on the death rate.
What does the word natural increase mean?
Is the crude birth rate minus the crude death rate of a population
What is the death rate means?
the death rate is the number of deaths per unit.(in other words how many people die.)thnxs ")
What does birth rate and death rate mean?
Birth rate is the amount of baby's per 1000 people living in a given area
What does it mean if a country has a crude birth rate and a crude death death rate?
In that country, a lot of children are born and a lot of people die over average.
What can e my d w mean?
It can mean 'Estimating my dowry's worth' or 'Examine my darling wife'
How many is murdered yearly in Norway?
The average death rate between 2010 to 2012 was 9.24. Death rate is determined by the yearly mean number of deaths per 1,000 people. Norways death rate is low in comparison to other countries.
What is the antynom of dowry?
there is no antonym to the word dowry
What is the difference between mortality rate and death rate?
mortality rate - death rate
