Suicide mortality among youth in southern Brazil: a spatiotemporal evaluation of socioeconomic vulnerability.

Ana Carolina Jacinto Alarcão Catia Millene Dell AgnoloJoão R VissociElias C A CarvalhoCatherine A StatonLuciano de AndradeKátia B FontesSandra M PellosoJúlio C NievolaMaria D Carvalho

Published in: Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999) (2020)

While youth suicide is multifactorial, there are predictable geospatial and sociodemographic factors associated with high SMR among municipalities in Paraná. Suicide among youth aged 15-29 occurs in geographic clusters which are associated with socioeconomic deprivation. Rural settings with poor infrastructure and development also correlate with increased SMR clusters.

Keyphrases

mental health
physical activity
young adults
climate change
south africa
cardiovascular events
risk factors