ABSTRACT
Objective
To analyze the trend of suicide mortality in Paraná State, Brazil.
Methods
Ecological, time series study, with analysis of trend of suicide mortality in Paraná State, Brazil, using data of the Mortality Information System from 1996 to 2012, by polynomial regression.
Results
There was a decreasing trend of 0.16 per year in the suicide mortality rates in the Paraná State and an increased mortality rate only for the Healthcare Region of Paranaguá. It was verified that the male sex had a higher death rate due to suicide, with a significant decrease for men aged 65 years and over.
Conclusions
The majority of the Health Region of the State of Paraná presented a decreasing trend in mortality rates due to suicide. However, there were variations in the trend between regions, age groups and sex, with the highest drop in mortality rate due to suicide in males aged 65 years and over. The trend analysis of suicide mortality has been an important tool to identify the regions in Paraná that require directives actions to promote mental health.
Suicide; trend; mental health
