Analysis of the suicide mortality profile in the northern region of Brazil

trends before and after the pandemic (2018-2022)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12662/2317-3076jhbs.v13i1.5717.pe5717.2025

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mortality, information system, suicide

Abstract

Objective: to describe the profile of suicide mortality in the states of the Northern Region of Brazil and analyze the temporal trend from 2018 to 2022. Methods: this is a descriptive and retrospective study, with secondary data from the Northern Region from the Mortality Monitoring Panel of the Department of Analysis and Surveillance of Non-Communicable Diseases in Health of the Secretariat of Health Surveillance of the Ministry of Health. Results: the temporal analysis of suicide mortality rates revealed continuous growth over the period studied, with the highest rate in 2022 (7.13). In 2021, the state of Roraima recorded the highest suicide mortality rate for the period, at 10.53. Tocantins, on the other hand, had the highest average mortality rate over the five years analyzed, with a value of 9. The most common profile of the victims was male, aged between 20 and 39, predominantly of parda color/race. Conclusions: expanding the coverage of the Psychosocial Care Network in the states of the Northern Region is essential to strengthening mental health care, especially in primary care. This support must be accessible and multidisciplinary, ensuring greater effectiveness in suicide prevention.

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Carine Cordeiro, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Acadêmica de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

David Abraham Batista da Hora, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Acadêmico de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil

Nely Cristina Medeiros Caires, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Manaus, Amazonas

PhD, Odontóloga da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Manaus, Amazonas
Pesquisadora do Observatório de Saúde Comunitária, Saúde Ambiental e Territórios
Sanitários da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil.

Rosana Moysés, CESPU

PhD, Odontóloga, Pesquisadora no Observatório de Saúde Comunitária, Saúde
Ambiental e Territórios Sanitários da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus,
Brasil e Colaboradora no Grupo de Investigação iHealth4Well-being, CESPU, Portugal

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2025-04-07

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Cordeiro C, Batista da Hora DA, Medeiros Caires NC, Moysés R. Analysis of the suicide mortality profile in the northern region of Brazil: trends before and after the pandemic (2018-2022). J Health Biol Sci. [Internet]. 2025 Apr. 7 [cited 2025 May 9];13(1):e5717. Available from: https://periodicos.unichristus.edu.br/jhbs/article/view/5717

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Health and Biological Sciences

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