Excess suicides in Brazil: Inequalities according to age groups and regions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jesem Douglas Yamall Orellana Maximiliano Loiola Ponte de Souza

Published in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2022)

Despite the overall decrease in suicides in Brazil over the period assessed, substantial excess suicides were observed in different age groups and sexes from the Northern and Northeastern regions of the country, which are regions that are historically more prone to health and socioeconomic inequalities.

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