Estimates of suicide mortality in women residents in northeast brazilian states from 1996 to 2018.

The objective of this study was to analyze the temporal trend of suicide mortality in women in the states of Northeastern Brazil. This is an ecological study of a time series stratified by states in Northeast Brazil from 1996 to 2018, with data extracted from the Mortality Information System (SIM). The temporal trend was evaluated by negative binomial regression (p values≤0.05). There was a higher proportion of deaths in black and brown women (73.9%), single (57.3%), with the place of death occurring in the home (53.4%). Hanging and strangulation stood out as the perpetration means (47.6%). Most states showed an upward temporal trend, except for Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe and Maranhão, which showed a steady trend (p>0.05). An upward temporal trend was identified in the analysis of deaths by suicide in women in five states in northeastern Brazil between 1996 and 2018. The information presented can support planning and decision-making for the prevention of suicide among women in northeastern Brazil.

Estimates of suicide mortality in women residents in northeast brazilian states from 1996 to 2018 / Estimativas de mortalidade por suicídio em mulheres residentes nos estados do nordeste brasileiro de 1996 a 2018

Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the temporal trend of suicide mortality in women in the states of Northeastern Brazil. This is an ecological study of a time series stratified by states in Northeast Brazil from 1996 to 2018, with data extracted from the Mortality Information System (SIM). The temporal trend was evaluated by negative binomial regression (p values≤0.05). There was a higher proportion of deaths in black and brown women (73.9%), single (57.3%), with the place of death occurring in the home (53.4%). Hanging and strangulation stood out as the perpetration means (47.6%). Most states showed an upward temporal trend, except for Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe and Maranhão, which showed a steady trend (p>0.05). An upward temporal trend was identified in the analysis of deaths by suicide in women in five states in northeastern Brazil between 1996 and 2018. The information presented can support planning and decision-making for the prevention of suicide among women in northeastern Brazil.

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a tendência temporal da mortalidade por suicídio em mulheres nos estados do Nordeste do Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo ecológico de uma série temporal estratificada por estados do Nordeste do Brasil de 1996 a 2018, com dados extraídos do Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade (SIM). A tendência temporal foi avaliada por regressão binomial negativa (valores de p≤0,05). Houve uma proporção maior de mortes em mulheres negras e pardas (73,9%), solteiras (57,3%), com o local da morte ocorrendo em casa (53,4%). Suspensão e estrangulamento se destacaram como o meio de perpetração (47,5%). A maioria dos estados apresentou tendência temporal ascendente, com exceção de Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe e Maranhão, que apresentaram tendência estável (p>0,05). Uma tendência temporal ascendente foi identificada na análise dos óbitos por suicídio em mulheres em cinco estados do Nordeste brasileiro entre 1996 e 2018. Assim, as informações apresentados podem apoiar no planejamento e nas tomadas de decisões para prevenção do suicídio entre mulheres no Nordeste brasileiro.