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. 2019 Jul;54(7):857-860.
doi: 10.1007/s00127-019-01689-8. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

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

Murilo Martini  1 , Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca  1 , Mathias Hasse de Sousa  1 , Clarisse de Azambuja Farias  1 , Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso  1 , Mauricio Kunz  1 , Vanessa Kenne Longaray  1 , Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhães  2
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Age and sex trends for suicide in Brazil between 2000 and 2016

Murilo Martini et al. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2019 Jul.

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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