2024, Number 1
Sociodemographic profiles by sex in suicide cases in Yucatan during 2012-2021: An exploratory study
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ABSTRACT
Introduction. Knowing the sociodemographic patterns of people who die by suicide contributes to the understanding of the phenomenon and to the development of effective preventive measures.Aim. To quantitatively describe the trend of suicides in Yucatan during 2012- 2021 and to analyze the differences in the sociodemographic profiles between men and women.
Materials and methods. A total of 2,179 suicides (81% men) registered by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography were analyzed. We calculated annual suicide rates and applied a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) to identify socioeconomic patterns that distinguish men and women.
Results and conclusions. From 2012 to 2019, annual rates increased from 12.4/100,000 to 18.2/100,000 (46%) in men and from 2.8/100,000 to 4.2/100,000 (50%) in women. In 2021, the rate in men reached 24.3/100,000 and in women 5.3/100,000, increases of 34% and 30% respect 2019. The MCA showed that deceased persons are segregated according to their socioeconomic conditions and age. Males are present more frequently (38% vs 12%) in the “socioeconomically less favored” quadrants (no education or basic level of schooling, use of Seguro Popular or without health service, rural residence and use of indigenous language) and in the young adult category, while women are concentrated (41% vs. 19%) in the “most socioeconomically advantaged” quadrants (office work or no work, use of IMSS and higher education) and in the young adult category. In conclusion, suicide in Yucatan has increased substantially in both sexes in the last ten years. Men show less favorable socioeconomic conditions than women.
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