Mortality from external causes in Paraguay between 2016-2020
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Introduction: Mortality from external causes is a major public health problem in Latin America. Objective: To analyze mortality from external causes in Paraguay during the 2016 to 2020 period. Methodology: An ecological study was conducted using data extracted. from the Strategic Health Information Directorate of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, based on the Basic Health Indicators Bulletins and the Vital Statistics Information Subsystem. Results: Of the 159,219 registered deaths, 15,651 (9.8%) were due to external causes (V01-Y98). 80.2% were male. The mortality rate (MR) was 47.1/100,000 inhabitants: 69.2 for men and 17.4/100,000 for women. In all years, the MR was higher in males, with a ratio of 4:1. Simple linear regression analysis showed a stable trend for males and a decrease for females. Higher annual mortality rates were observed in land transport accidents, and the lowest were for suicides, with 17.4 and 6.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. A stable trend was observed for land transport accidents (p=0.45) and homicides (p=0.26). Suicides showed a significant increase (p=0.01) in the trend, and other CEs showed a significant decrease (p=0.03). Conclusion: Mortality from external causes shows a downward trend nationwide, with land transport accidents being the main cause, and the young male population being the most affected.
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