SKIN TONE AND GENDER INFLUENCE SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR OF BRAZILIANS: A CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS USING THE CAINTERTOOLS PACKAGE

Abstract

Suicide is a multidetermined biopsychosocial phenomenon that involves the subjectivity and the environment experienced by individuals. The study aimed to analyze the correspondence between gender and race in the Brazilian regions in 2020 about suicide. A descriptive, quantitative study was carried out, based on the collection of the DATASUS database, in October 2022. Multivariate dimension reduction techniques were used, together with correspondence analysis and cluster analysis, in the rows representing the 27 states of the federation and the types of races as column variables. In the Southeast, the highest suicide rate is for the brown and black races, especially SP, RJ, and PR. We observed the association of indigenous suicide in the state of AM. In CO, there was also variability in the yellow race. The lowest rates were in AP, ES, and RR. The Northeast region had the lowest suicide rates by race. The indigenous race has a weak correlation with the other races. In the states of SC, RS, SP, and PR, suicides by race are associated with the white race. Thus, the number of suicides in Brazilian states is associated with race, color, and gender.