Características e tendência de mortalidade por suicídio em Chapecó-SC no período de 2006 a 2019

Abstract

Suicide is a serious Public Health problem in Brazil, with the state of Santa Catarina having the second highest death rate by suicide among Brazilian states. Objective: To characterize and conduct a time trend analysis of mortality by suicide among residents of the municipality of Chapecó from 2006 to 2019. Methods: exploratory ecological study with mortality time series. The study population was composed of the set of deaths reported in the Mortality System (SIM) for the municipality of Chapecó, having as causality suicide, according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), by codes X60 to X84. Data processing and analysis were performed using Microsoft Office Excel version 2007 and STATA version 12. Results: The average annual standardized suicide mortality rate in Chapecó was 8.4 per 100,000/inhabitant, with an increasing trend in the analyzed period (p<0.001). The profession of bricklayer/caretaker was the most reported (13.6%), followed by agricultural workers (11.0%). Conclusion: It is recommended that the health sector seek preventive actions, focused on quality of life and social support, in addition to implementing programs aimed at specific care, especially for farmers and construction professionals