Most of people in India don't eat meat, fish and egg because of their religions and poor economic. India's per capita meat and animal based foods consumption is among world lowest, but India's suicide rate is very high compared to countries with some of world's highest per capita meat consumptions, even when compared to Pakistan, a neighboring country with same type of people and living environment. Pakistanis eat meat as a part of their religion. Pakistan is less developed than India.
India ranks 11th on WHO's list of suicide rate by country.
Suicides per 100,000 people per year, World Health Organization (2012)
India 21.1
Iceland 14.0
France 12.3
Pakistan 9.3
Mongolia 9.8
Portugal 8.2
China 7.8
United Kingdom 6.2
Cyprus 4.7
Italy 4.7
Spain 5.1
Greece 3.8
Meat Consumption measured in kilo-calories/person/day (2011 UN data):
India 17
Pakistan 68
World Average 230
Greece 314
Cyprus 332
Spain 367
Italy 381
Portugal 392
Mongolia 430
United Kingdom 444
China 453
France 469
Iceland 524
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate#List_by_the_World_Health_Organization_.282012.29
