STUDY OF 130 YEARS OF SUICIDE DEATHS IN URUGUAY. 1887 - 2017
Suicide is a type of self-inflicted violence which causes great impact and damage in the family, the community and the society. Worldwide, about 800,000 people commit suicide each year and Uruguay is one of the countries with the highest suicide rate. The objective of this study is to determine the...
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/24034 |
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| Sumario: | Suicide is a type of self-inflicted violence which causes great impact and damage in the family, the community and the society. Worldwide, about 800,000 people commit suicide each year and Uruguay is one of the countries with the highest suicide rate. The objective of this study is to determine the tendency of suicide deaths in Uruguay in the period between 1887 and 2017. It is a descriptive study of people who committed suicide in Uruguay during the period studied. A joinpoint regression model was used to analyze trends; mobile averages and polynomial tendencies were also calculated. It was observed that in these 130 years there remains a significant rate increase (p< 0.05). Males continue presenting the highest values, and keeping the significant rate increase (p<0.05) through the whole period. Uruguay still presents a standardized rate placed within the first third of countries with the highest rates in the world and America. It is advisable to analyze, intensify and do an ongoing follow up of the National Suicide Prevention Plan approved by the Health Authority. |
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