A spatio-temporal analysis of suicide in El Salvador

In 2012, international statistics showed El Salvador’s suicide rate as 40th in the world and the highest in Latin America. Over the last 15 years, national statistics show the suicide death rate declining as opposed to an increasing rate of homicide. Though completed suicide is an important social a...

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Main Author: Carcach, Carlos (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: BMC public health
Year: 2017, Volume: 17
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Summary:In 2012, international statistics showed El Salvador’s suicide rate as 40th in the world and the highest in Latin America. Over the last 15 years, national statistics show the suicide death rate declining as opposed to an increasing rate of homicide. Though completed suicide is an important social and health issue, little is known about its prevalence, incidence, etiology and spatio-temporal behavior. The primary objective of this study was to examine completed suicide and homicide using the stream analogy to lethal violence within a spatio-temporal framework
ISSN:1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-017-4251-6