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The Epidemiology of Violent Deaths in Chile between 2001 and 2018: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates

Primer Autor	Castillo-Carniglia, Alvaro
Co-autores	Wiederkehr, Katjana Mai, Caroline Cabezas, Jose M. Rocha-Jimenez, Teresita Otzen, Tamara Montalva, Nicolas Calvo, Esteban
Título	The Epidemiology of Violent Deaths in Chile between 2001 and 2018: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates
Editorial	MDPI
Revista	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Lenguaje	en
Resumen	Background: Despite its enormous health and social burden, there are limited published studies describing the epidemiology of violent deaths in Chile. We described violent mortality rate trends in Chile between 2001 and 2018, its current spatial distribution and ecological level correlates. Methods: A population-based study using publicly accessible data. We calculated age-adjusted mortality rates per 100,000 persons for sex, age, intention, and mechanism of death. Next, we used linear regression to estimate time trends for sex and intention. We then employed hierarchical Poisson analyses to model the spatial distribution across 345 municipalities and the influence of six ecological level variables. Results: The average rate of violent death in Chile between 2001 and 2018 was 15.9 per 100,000 people, with the majority (70.3%) of these attributed to suicide. Suffocation was the most common mechanism of death for suicide (82.3%) and cut/pierce for homicide (43.1%), followed by firearm (33.2%). Violent deaths are trending downward in Chile across all categories except suicides by women, which have remained stable. Poverty rates and urban population were positively associated with violent mortality rates. Conclusions: Although violence-related deaths seem to be decreasing, disparities across gender, age group, and geographic location may have continuing effects on mortality rates.
Tipo de Recurso	artículo original
Description	This work was funded by ANID-Millennium Science Initiative Program-Nffi NCS2021_003 (Castillo-Carniglia) and Nffi NCS2021_013 (Calvo). Este trabajo fue financiado por ANID-Programa de Iniciativa Científica del Milenio-Nffi NCS2021_003 (Castillo-Carniglia) y Nffi NCS2021_013 (Calvo).
doi	10.3390/ijerph191912791
Formato Recurso	PDF
Palabras Claves	mortality violence homicide suicide Chile LATIN-AMERICA HETEROGENEITY SUICIDE
Ubicación del archivo	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912791
Categoría OCDE	Ciencias Ambientales Salud pública ambiental y ocupacional
Materias	mortalidad violencia homicidio suicidio Chile AMERICA LATINA HETEROGENEIDAD SUICIDIO
Disciplinas de la OCDE	Epidemiología Salud Pública y Ambiental Geografía Física
Título de la cita (Recomendado-único)	The Epidemiology of Violent Deaths in Chile between 2001 and 2018: Prevalence, Trends, and Correlates
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)	artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)	version publicada
License	CC BY 4.0
Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible)	CC BY 4.0
Derechos de acceso	acceso abierto
Access Rights	acceso abierto
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)	ANID NCS2021_003 ANID NCS2021_013
Id de Web of Science	WOS:000866820500001