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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7/2019

01-07-2019 | Suicide | Brief report

Age and sex trends for suicide in Brazil between 2000 and 2016

Authors: Murilo Martini, Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca, Mathias Hasse de Sousa, Clarisse de Azambuja Farias, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Mauricio Kunz, Vanessa Kenne Longaray, Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhães

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 7/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate changes in standardized suicide rates in Brazil between 2000 and 2016, stratified by sex and age.

Methods

Descriptive analyses of data from the Brazilian Mortality Information System were performed.

Results

156,292 suicides were registered in the period, with a standardized rate of 4.82/100,000. The risk for males was 3.81 times higher than for females, without meaningful regional variations. This ratio was 8.2 at the 80+ group. An increase from 2000 to 2016 was demonstrated in nearly all subgroups over the 17, especially men aged 20–39 and women aged 40–59.

Conclusions

Suicide rates continue to rise in Brazil, especially among young men and middle-aged women. Older men remain exposed to the highest absolute risk.
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Metadata
Title
Age and sex trends for suicide in Brazil between 2000 and 2016
Authors
Murilo Martini
Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca
Mathias Hasse de Sousa
Clarisse de Azambuja Farias
Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso
Mauricio Kunz
Vanessa Kenne Longaray
Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhães
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords
Suicide
Suicide
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01689-8

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