Table 1. Distribution of major depressive episodes, suicidal thoughts, and contextual variables according to Brazilian federative unit.

	%MDE	%ST	Gini	GDP	FHS/1,000	CAPS/20,000
Rondônia	4.0	2.2	0.57	184665	0.18	1.99
Acre	4.2	3.8	0.64	1269032	0.23	0.58
Amazonas	3.0	3.9	0.67	1785578	0.15	0.35
Roraima	5.3	4.2	0.64	1557713	0.19	0.95
Pará	2.1	2.3	0.63	1167896	0.13	1.13
Amapá	3.6	3.7	0.62	1491484	0.18	1.28
Tocantins	3.9	3.8	0.61	1377567	0.28	1.08
Maranhão	3.6	3.3	0.63	876034	0.26	2.07
Piauí	2.8	2.4	0.62	813751	0.35	2.16
Ceará	3.1	3.9	0.62	1047312	0.22	0.91
Rio Grande do Norte	4.6	5.1	0.61	1224946	0.27	1.59
Paraíba	3.7	3.7	0.61	1015188	0.33	3.61
Pernambuco	5.4	4.3	0.64	1313848	0.21	1.14
Alagoas	4.8	5.2	0.63	933343	0.24	2.91
Sergipe	3.7	5.0	0.63	1318093	0.27	2.97
Bahia	3.6	3.1	0.63	1183233	0.20	2.31
Minas Gerais	4.1	3.0	0.56	2032458	0.23	1.57
Espírito Santo	4.2	2.8	0.57	299963	0.17	1.26
Rio de Janeiro	4.7	3.9	0.61	3106463	0.13	1.59
São Paulo	4.2	3.6	0.58	3362441	0.09	1.28
Paraná	4.1	5.2	0.54	2419479	0.18	1.68
Santa Catarina	5.9	4.2	0.49	2777185	0.22	2.22
Rio Grande do Sul	4.8	4.4	0.55	2577921	0.13	2.64
Mato Grosso do Sul	3.9	3.1	0.57	2174432	0.20	1.86
Mato Grosso	3.9	3.1	0.57	2594587	0.18	2.27
Goiás	4.2	0.6	0.56	2013426	0.20	0.91
Distrito Federal	3.9	3.2	0.64	64653	0.05	0.31

CAPS = Psychosocial Care Centers; GDP = gross domestic product per capita; FHS = Family Health Strategy; MDE = major depressive episodes; ST = suicidal thoughts.

Source: 2013 National Health Survey (Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde [PNS]).10