Suicide among Indigenous peoples in Brazil from 2000 to 2020: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies in Australia, Canada, and Brazil, found that suicide among ethnic minority groups is higher than in the general population. Indigenous peoples in Brazil have been reported to have a high suicide rate, with reports of suicide clusters occurring in several communities. The objective of this study was to report trends in countrywide suicide rates among Indigenous peoples in Brazil between 2000 and 2020, and to compare these with the non-Indigenous population.

Methods

This ecological study used Indigenous suicide data collected from all regions of Brazil during a 21-year period, between 2000 and 2020. We used suicide estimates from the Mortality Information System (SIM), available at the Brazilian Health Ministry website (DATASUS). Suicide mortality r

SUBMITTER: Paiva de Araujo JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10507632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature