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Age and sex trends for suicide in Brazil between 2000 and 2016
Murilo Martini1, Rodrigo Chiavaro da Fonseca1, Mathias Hasse de Sousa1
1Molecular 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.
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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