Perfil dos óbitos por arma branca de 2006 a 2016: Brasil e Sergipe

Abstract

Rationale and objectives: White-collar deaths have a direct impact on the productive capacity of society, in addition to being very onerous public health. The large number of traumatized people allocate public resources in order to reduce deaths and sequelae. The objective was to elaborate the profile of white-collar deaths and their evolution in Brazil and Sergipe from 2006 and 2016. Method: This is a descriptive study about the Brazilian and Sergipe reality about the profile of white-collar deaths. Official data from the DATASUS for the period from 2006 to 2016 were used. Results: There were 93,033 deaths per gun in Brazil and 1584 in Sergipe in the period studied. 34% of deaths occurred in the Northeast region. In the evolution during the years 2006 and 2016 we had a growth of 19% at national level and 23% at the state level in the number of deaths. It presented a higher incidence of deaths in the months of December and January, and in Brazil and Sergipe, male victims (Brazil, 86%, Sergipe 89%), aged between 20 and 39 years (Brazil, 57%, Sergipe 62 %), brown (Brazil 60%, Sergipe 80%), low school and single level (Brazil, 67%, Sergipe 83%). Conclusion: White-collar deaths have been growing over the years. In Brazil and in Sergipe, white-collar deaths showed similar profiles, consisting of young male, brown, single male with low school level.