Abstract

DAVILA-CERVANTES, Claudio Alberto  and  PARDO-MONTANO, Ana Melisa. Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Suicide Mortality in Colombia, 2000-2013. Rev. Gerenc. Polit. Salud [online]. 2017, vol.16, n.33, pp.36-51. ISSN 1657-7027.  https://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.rgps16-33.ifsm.

This aarticle analyzes the trend, the impact, and the socioeconomic factors associated with suicide mortality in Colombia between 2000 and 2013, according to gender, age groups, and strata of the unsatisfied basic needs index (AVP). We calculated the standardized mortality, lost years of life (AVP), and carried out a negative binomial multiple regression analysis. Mortality from suicides decreased in Colombia between 2000 and 2013. The middle-income stratum INB had the highest mortality from suicides; the very low income stratum showed the greatest decrease; and the very high income stratum had the lowest mortality. Income inequality was positively associated with the risk of dying from suicide, just as the unemployment rate and poverty are negatively related to suicide mortality. In addition to individual risk factors for suicide, socioeconomic conditions in the environment should be considered risk factors for suicide in Colombia.

Keywords : suicide; mortality; Colombia; life expectancy; poverty; socioeconomic factors.

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