Abstract

BOTTCHER, Romina Mónica  and  GARAY, Cristian Javier. Prevalence and factors associated to suicide in Latin American countries. Rev. psicodebate: psicol. cult. soc. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.1, pp.61-78.  Epub June 01, 2021. ISSN 2451-6600.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18682/pd.v21i1.4199.

Suicide is the act of intentionally taking one’s life. It’s known that this is a multicausal event that, in recent years, has become one of the major concerns of the health system. Due to the fact that the young-adult population registers the highest mortality, this article consisted of a review of academic research and statistics provided by ministries of health, with the objective of knowing the variations in suicide rates from the year 2000, and the risk factors associated with suicidal behaviors in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. It is concluded that in these countries’ mortality increased over time, reaching its highest points in periods of economic crisis, in coexistence with personal and interpersonal risk factors.

Keywords : suicide; prevalence; Latin America; risk factors.

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