Table 1.
Mean values and SD of suicide and homicide rates and selected covariates for the Brazilian municipalities (n=5507) in 2008 and 2014
| Outcome | 2008 | 2014 | Percentage change* |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Suicide rate†‡ | 7.58 | 12.79 | 8.18 | 13.25 | 7.97 |
| Homicide rate† | 15.21 | 18.39 | 19.65 | 21.84 | 29.16 |
| CAPS coverage per municipal population | 0.26 | 0.73 | 0.45 | 0.97 | 72.13 |
| Monthly per capita income (BR$) | 453.30 | 227.58 | 540.53 | 265.35 | 19.24 |
| Unemployed people (%) | 7.15 | 3.72 | 4.85 | 4.22 | −32.16 |
| Individuals who were divorced (%) | 3.37 | 1.75 | 4.13 | 2.10 | 22.73 |
| Pentecostal Christians (%) | 10.43 | 6.17 | 12.10 | 7.15 | 15.96 |
| Households with one resident (%) | 11.02 | 2.88 | 12.82 | 3.33 | 16.27 |
| Urbanisation (%) | 63.04 | 22.03 | 66.26 | 21.80 | 5.10 |
*Percentage change from 2008.
†Rate per 100 000.
‡Age-standardised.
CAPS, Psychosocial Care Centre.