Abstract
This is a descriptive epidemiological study of firearm mortality in Argentina, 1990-2008. The study compared the firearm mortality percentages and rates between the country's jurisdictions. The data are from the Office of Health Statistics and Information, Ministry of Health. From 1990 to 2008 there were 358,484 deaths from external causes, of which 16.6% (59,339) were caused by firearms. The Province of Buenos Aires showed the highest percentage and crude and adjusted rates. The jurisdictions in the Pampeana region (including the Province of Buenos Aires) showed a more homogeneous profile, similar to that of the country as a whole, with an increase in the rates from 1999 to 2002 and a decrease from 2003 to 2006. These findings are partially explained by the country's deteriorating socioeconomic conditions in the late 20th century, with a greater impact on Buenos Aires, one of the provinces of Argentina with the greatest development and economic dynamism. The situation in Buenos Aires was aggravated by the fact that the Province has one of the country's most repressive police forces.
Highlights
Argentina, junto a Uruguay y Chile, registra las menores tasas de mortalidad por violencias entre los países de Latinoamérica; éstas se encuentran muy por debajo de las de México, Colombia, El Salvador y Brasil
The data are from the Office of Health Statistics and Information, Ministry of Health
The situation in Buenos Aires was aggravated by the fact that the Province has one of the country’s most repressive police forces
Summary
Este trabajo constituye un estudio epidemiológico descriptivo de la mortalidad por armas de fuego en Argentina durante 1990-2008. Entre 1990 y 2008 se produjeron en Argentina 358.484 muertes por causas externas, de las cuales el 16,6% (59.339) correspondió a armas de fuego. La tasa cruda de Argentina en el periodo 1990-2008 fue de [8,6] muertes por armas de fuego/100.000 habitantes. Las tasas ajustadas más altas se registraron en 2001 y 2002, descendieron marcadamente hasta 2006 y se mantuvieron estables en 2007 y 2008 (6,2 muertes por armas de fuego/100.000 habitantes). Como puede observarse en la Figura 1 y en la Tabla 1, los porcentajes y las tasas de mortalidad por armas de fuego mostraron grandes diferencias entre las jurisdicciones. Figura 1 Tasas ajustadas de muertes por armas de fuego (por 100.000 habitantes) según jurisdicción.
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