Mortality Risk Following a Household Suicide.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The broader mortality risks faced by household members following a suicide remain poorly understood, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Objectives

To estimate the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality among surviving household members after a suicide within the household and to identify individual and contextual factors associated with mortality risk using data from a national population-based cohort in Brazil.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide cohort study used data from the 100 Million Brazilian Cohort linked to the Mortality Information System (SIM) (2001-2018). All individuals who lived in a household with a suicide index case were considered exposed. Data were analyzed from March 2023 to September 2025.

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SUBMITTER: Alves F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12648350 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature