Abstract
Background
The systematization of information about the phenomenon of suicide is crucial to support action planning and intervention strategies.
Objective
To describe the epidemiological characteristics of suicide mortality in the State of Rio Grande do Sul from 2010 to 2016.
Method
The data were collected from the Mortality Information System and analyzed according to sociodemographic variables. The Prais-Winsten method estimated the annual average variation and indicated the trend of mortality coefficients.
Results
We found 7,796 deaths recorded in the period, corresponding to an average coefficient of 10.7 per 100 thousand inhabitants. Approximately 80% of the suicides were of men, and 40% of the total were concentrated between the ages of 40 and 59. The highest coefficients were found among the elderly population. There was a trend of increasing mortality for women and decreasing for men in the age group of 20 to 29. An increasing trend was identified for females between the ages of 10 and 14. On average, the highest coefficients were concentrated in the center and north of the state.
Conclusion
We suggest in-depth studies to be carried out in the regions and priority groups mentioned to help improve public policies for suicide prevention.
Keywords:
suicide; epidemiology; prevention; public policies
Thumbnail
Thumbnail
Thumbnail
