Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Completed Suicides in Mexico City 2014–2015
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Objective: To analyze sex differences in demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals who died by suicide in Mexico City. Method: Statistical analysis of residents of Mexico City whose cause of death was suicide, during two years period from January 2014 to December 2015, with a coroner's report. Suicide mortality rates were calculated by age, sex, and location within the city. The Chi-squared test was used to assess statistical differences. Results: From January 2014 to December 2015, 990 residents of Mexico City died by suicide (men: 78.28%, women: 21.72%). Among males, the highest mortality rates were among the groups of 20-24 and 75-79 years old, whereas in women, the group with the highest mortality rate was 15 to 19 years old. 74% of the sample used hanging as suicide method. However, men had higher rates of a positive result in the toxicology test (40%) ( p Conclusion: Our results provide evidence that the characteristics of Mexico City's residents who committed suicide had significant sex-related differences, including where they used to live. Understanding the contributory factors associated with completed suicide is essential for the development of effective preventive strategies
Concordance · Coroner · Environmental health · Humanities · Injury prevention · Mexico city · Poison control · Suicide methods · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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