Abstract
The scope of this article is to analyze the risk of death by suicide in Colombia based on the covariables of sex, age group, year, region and/or department from 2000 to 2013. The databases of deaths by suicide and population projections of DANE were used. A longitudinal and analytical study was conducted. From 2000 to 2013, annual trends of deaths by suicide by means of modeling of covariables were established and risk estimates were collected. The Poisson regression model (PRM) was used. IRR was used according to the MRP with a level of significance of (P <0.05). Colombians between the years 2000-2013, male, 15 to 34 years old, from the Central and Eastern regions and from the Departments of Vaupés, Huila and Quindío were those with the highest risk of death by suicide. The suicide rate decreased slightly as the years went by. The highest risk of suicide occurred among men of productive age, older adults, and in underdeveloped regions. Colombia requires a mental health policy that implements strategies for primary care, health promotion and disease prevention, aimed at promoting the quality of life, detection of suicidal ideation, treatment and rehabilitation of these people from a comprehensive rights and care approach.
Highlights
Resumen Analizar el riesgo de muerte por suicidio en Colombia, a partir de covariables sexo, grupo etario, año, región y/o departamento de 2000 a 2013
The scope of this article is to analyze the risk of death by suicide in Colombia based on the covariables of sex, age group, year, region and/ or department from 2000 to 2013
IRR was used according to the modelo de regresión de Poisson (MRP) with a level of significance of (P
Summary
En el Tabla 4 se observa la estimación de los coeficientes del MRP, lo cual permitió establecer que las variables sexo, edad, región y año del evento presentaron asociación estadística significativa (p valor ≤ 0.05) con las tasas de muerte por suicidio. El riesgo de muerte por suicidio de los hombres colombianos fue 3.9 veces mayor que el de las mujeres colombianas. En cuanto a la edad, se encontró que los colombianos pertenecientes al grupo de edad de 15 a 34 años, presentaron 13.2 veces mayor riesgo de muerte por suicidio que el grupo de menores de 15 años. Los resultados de este estudio demuestran que el mayor riesgo de muerte por suicidio en Colombia ocurre en las zonas céntricas y oriental del territorio nacional, en hombres, adultos en edad productiva y en adultos mayores.
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