Male deaths due to aggression in Brazil from 2011 to 2020

• Autor(a) principal: Palmeira, Cátia Suley
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Bahia, Caroline Leal Gonçalves, Guerra, Larissa Luna Quaresma, Campos, Guilherme Almeida Moral
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/124
• topic: Homens; Mortalidade; Homicídio; Agressão; Men; Mortality; Homicide; Aggression

Objective: To describe the profile of male deaths due to homicide/assault in Brazil between 2011 and 2020. Method: Descriptive ecological study, using secondary data from the Mortality Information System, made available by the Information Technology Department of the Unified Health System. The study population consisted of deaths in men aged ≥ 15 years caused by aggression. The variables (federation unit, macro-region, age group, race/color, marital status, education and place of occurrence) were analyzed using the statistics described. Results: Between 2011 and 2020, 474,635 male deaths due to aggression were recorded in Brazil. The Northeast region had the highest frequency of deaths (41.9%), with Bahia being the most affected (26.3%). The main category of aggression was "firearm shooting" (81.4%). Young people between 20 and 29 years old represented the most affected age group (39.1%), as well as single people (73.2%), of brown color/race (65.2%) and with four to seven years of study (35 .6%). Conclusion: Male mortality presents itself as a serious health problem, especially among younger, single, mixed race, with low education, who are mostly victims of firearms. These deaths occur more in the region where socioeconomic conditions and education are more precarious.