Unnatural deaths among female can raise serious issues in a community regarding the safety and development of a region. The present study aims to study the pattern of unnatural female deaths in Sonitpur district of Assam, India. Across sectional retrospective study was done in cases brought for medicolegal autopsy to a tertiary medical college for a period of 3 years. Atotal of 424 cases were included in the study. Married females constituted the highest number of cases. The age group 21-30 and 31-40 were most commonly involved. Suicides done by hanging(40.56%) and Road trafc accidents(26.42%) were the leading cause of such deaths. Deaths occurred in female more in marriage duration greater than 7 years.
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