Epidemiology of Suicide Mortality in Paraguay from 2005 to 2019: A Descriptive Study
Ethel Santacruz,
Derlis Duarte-Zoilan,
Gilda Benitez Rolandi
et al.
Abstract:Suicide is an important public health problem, fundamentally affecting the younger population and responding to multiple biological, psychological, and social causes. The objective of this study was to characterize changes suicide mortality, suicide methods and years of potential life lost during 2005 and 2019 in Paraguay. This observational, descriptive study used data from the Vital Statistics Information Subsystem of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare. The average mortality rate from suicide w… Show more
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