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Published on 5 de marzo de 2024 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2024.02.2770
Characterization of suicidal behavior in Coquimbo, Chile, between 2018 and 2020
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Distribution of suicide attempts and suicide by occupation. Coquimbo Region, from 2018 to 2020.
| Student | 596 | 33.5 | 20 | 8.3 |
| Pensioner | 46 | 2.6 | 41 | 17.1 |
| Agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing | 8 | 0.4 | 33 | 13.8 |
| Domestic worker | 24 | 1.3 | 6 | 2.5 |
| Unemployed | 3 | 0.2 | 18 | 7.5 |
| Mining and quarrying | 37 | 2.1 | 9 | 3.8 |
| Manufacturing, engineering, electrical, and mechanical industries | 52 | 2.9 | 17 | 7.1 |
| Construction | 20 | 1.1 | 19 | 7.9 |
| Trade, services, vendors, and market | 64 | 3.6 | 32 | 13.3 |
| Hotels, restaurants, casinos, and entertainment | 19 | 1.1 | 8 | 3.3 |
| Transportation | 198 | 11.1 | 16 | 6.7 |
| Education | 98 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare workers | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Public and private administrative | 29 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Entrepreneur, micro-entrepreneur | 121 | 6.8 | 8 | 3.3 |
| Homeless | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Inmate | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Military service and gendarmerie | 12 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Others | 2 | 0.1 | 9 | 3.8 |
| No information | 439 | 24.6 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Total | ||||
Source: Prepared by the authors based on records of the Legal Medical Service and the Ministry of Health, Coquimbo Region.