Evolution and Differences of Suicide Rates in Peru by Gender and Department, 2017-2019

Annual suicide rates are increasingly notably worldwide due to various accompanying risk factors. The objective of this study is to know the suicide mortality rates and their distribution between the years 2017 and 2019. The national death registries of the Ministry of Health of Peru were analysed, calculating the regional death rates from suicides adjusted for age and gender using the standardisation recommended by the World Health Organization. A total of 1,666 cases of suicide were identified (69.3% males); the age group with the highest frequency was that of 20 to 29 years (27.8%); the mean age at suicide was higher in males (37.49±18.96 vs. 27.86±15.42; p