Table 4.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations between suicide rates and homicide rates in the Brazilian municipalities, by sex and age groups, 2008–2014

Age range	Sex	Unadjusted model		Adjusted model*		Number of suicides	Number of municipalities‡
		RR†	95% CI	RR†	95% CI
10–19	Men	1.24	0.91 to 1.71	1.20	0.87 to 1.66	10 626	1518
	Women	1.53	0.96 to 2.42	1.53	0.96 to 2.43	6167	881
20–59	Men	1.29	1.17 to 1.43	1.24	1.12 to 1.38	32 382	4626
	Women	1.23	1.00 to 1.51	1.20	0.98 to 1.47	19 187	2741
60 and older	Men	1.12	0.90 to 1.39	1.05	0.84 to 1.32	19 096	2728
	Women	1.39	0.89 to 2.18	1.28	0.80 to 2.01	7455	1065

*Model adjusted for monthly per capita income (BR$), Psychosocial Care Centre coverage, urbanisation, percentage of unemployed people, percentage of individuals who were divorced, percentage of Pentecostal Christians and percentage of households with one resident.

†Change in suicide rate per 100% increase in homicide rate.

‡This number excludes municipalities with zero suicides recorded between 2008 and 2014.

RR, rate ratio.