Homicide mortality in Londrina, a city of southern Brazil, 2006-2008
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-2770.v15i2p63-68Keywords:
Homicide/statistics & numerical data, Epidemiology, Mortality rate, Firearms.Abstract
Homicide is an important cause of premature death and the mortality rate is increasing in the world. The
aim of this study is to outline the epidemiological profile of homicides in the city of Londrina, north of the state of Paraná, southern Brasil. A retrospective study of homicide cases were undertaken at the Londrina Coroner Department fromJuly 2006 to June 2008. A total of 232 cases were found, with 220 (94.8%) males and 12 (5.2%) females. The male and female ratio was 18:1. Age range from 7-79 years; median 24 years. There were 151 (65.1%) white and 183 (78.9%) were single. Homicide mortality rate were 53 deaths per 100.000 habitants. The homicides were caused byfirearms (87.5%) and non-firearms (12.5%). In 200 victims was possible to held a toxicological exams; in 59 (25.4%) alcoholic dosage was positive; mean 15.2 + 7.0 dg/l; median of 14.6 dg/l. The mortality rate in city of Londrina displays alarming profile-higher rates, greater percentage of firearms use and higher rates among male youth, created a negative impact of life’s expectations.
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2010-12-07
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Filho OFF, Neto AC. Homicide mortality in Londrina, a city of southern Brazil, 2006-2008. Saúde ética justiça [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 7 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];15(2):63-8. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/sej/article/view/45767