Citation

Martini M, da Fonseca RC, de Sousa MH, de Azambuja Farias C, Cardoso TA, Kunz M, Longaray VK, Magalhães PVDS. Soc. Psychiatry Psychiatr. Epidemiol. 2019; 54(7): 857-860.

Affiliation

Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, HCPA/UFRGS, Postgraduation Program of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Ramiro Barcellos, 2350, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035-903, Brazil. pedromaga2@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00127-019-01689-8

PMID

30895355

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.

Language: en