Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas
Objective. To examine the homicide trends among young people (10–24 years), adolescents (10–19 years), and young adults (20–24 years) in 33 countries in the Americas between 2000 and 2019, with a focus on inequalities between countries in the burden of homicides. Methods. An ecological study was per...
Published in: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Spanish Portuguese |
Published: |
Pan American Health Organization
2023
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 https://doaj.org/article/d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 2023-08-15T12:40:25+02:00 Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas Antonio Sanhueza Sonja Caffe Nelson Araneda Patricia Soliz Oscar San Román-Orozco Britta Baer 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 https://doaj.org/article/d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/57786 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 https://doaj.org/article/d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 47, Iss 108, Pp 1-11 (2023) homicide mortality registries socioeconomic factors social determinants of health americas Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 2023-07-23T00:33:41Z Objective. To examine the homicide trends among young people (10–24 years), adolescents (10–19 years), and young adults (20–24 years) in 33 countries in the Americas between 2000 and 2019, with a focus on inequalities between countries in the burden of homicides. Methods. An ecological study was performed using estimated deaths from 33 countries. Age-adjusted rates, percentage change (PC), average annual percentage change (AAPC), and relative risk (RR) were estimated; besides, analysis on social inequalities was performed. Results. In the Americas between 2000 and 2019, homicide has been the leading cause of death with 54 515 deaths on average each year and an age-adjusted rate of 23.6 per 100 000 among young people. The highest rate was found in the Andean subregion (41.1 per 100 000 young people), which also produced the highest decrease (PC = –37.1% and AAPC = –2.4%) in the study period. The risk of homicide in young men is 8.1 times the risk in young women, and the risk in young adults is 2.5 times the risk in adolescents. The three countries with highest risk of homicide for young people are Venezuela (relative risk [RR] = 35.1), El Salvador (RR = 28.1), and Colombia (RR = 26.7). The estimated excess mortality was 26.8 homicides per 100 000 in the poorest 20% of countries compared to the richest 20% of countries in the period 2000–2009, and it decreased to 13.9 in the period 2010–2019. Conclusions. The results of this study add to the knowledge of homicide among young people and can be used to inform policy and programming in countries. Given the great burden of homicide on young people in the region, it is critical that prevention opportunities are maximized, beginning early in life. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 47 1 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English Spanish Portuguese |
topic |
homicide mortality registries socioeconomic factors social determinants of health americas Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
spellingShingle |
homicide mortality registries socioeconomic factors social determinants of health americas Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Antonio Sanhueza Sonja Caffe Nelson Araneda Patricia Soliz Oscar San Román-Orozco Britta Baer Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas |
topic_facet |
homicide mortality registries socioeconomic factors social determinants of health americas Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
description |
Objective. To examine the homicide trends among young people (10–24 years), adolescents (10–19 years), and young adults (20–24 years) in 33 countries in the Americas between 2000 and 2019, with a focus on inequalities between countries in the burden of homicides. Methods. An ecological study was performed using estimated deaths from 33 countries. Age-adjusted rates, percentage change (PC), average annual percentage change (AAPC), and relative risk (RR) were estimated; besides, analysis on social inequalities was performed. Results. In the Americas between 2000 and 2019, homicide has been the leading cause of death with 54 515 deaths on average each year and an age-adjusted rate of 23.6 per 100 000 among young people. The highest rate was found in the Andean subregion (41.1 per 100 000 young people), which also produced the highest decrease (PC = –37.1% and AAPC = –2.4%) in the study period. The risk of homicide in young men is 8.1 times the risk in young women, and the risk in young adults is 2.5 times the risk in adolescents. The three countries with highest risk of homicide for young people are Venezuela (relative risk [RR] = 35.1), El Salvador (RR = 28.1), and Colombia (RR = 26.7). The estimated excess mortality was 26.8 homicides per 100 000 in the poorest 20% of countries compared to the richest 20% of countries in the period 2000–2009, and it decreased to 13.9 in the period 2010–2019. Conclusions. The results of this study add to the knowledge of homicide among young people and can be used to inform policy and programming in countries. Given the great burden of homicide on young people in the region, it is critical that prevention opportunities are maximized, beginning early in life. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Antonio Sanhueza Sonja Caffe Nelson Araneda Patricia Soliz Oscar San Román-Orozco Britta Baer |
author_facet |
Antonio Sanhueza Sonja Caffe Nelson Araneda Patricia Soliz Oscar San Román-Orozco Britta Baer |
author_sort |
Antonio Sanhueza |
title |
Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas |
title_short |
Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas |
title_full |
Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas |
title_fullStr |
Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas |
title_full_unstemmed |
Homicide among young people in the countries of the Americas |
title_sort |
homicide among young people in the countries of the americas |
publisher |
Pan American Health Organization |
publishDate |
2023 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 https://doaj.org/article/d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 |
geographic |
Arctic |
geographic_facet |
Arctic |
genre |
Arctic |
genre_facet |
Arctic |
op_source |
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 47, Iss 108, Pp 1-11 (2023) |
op_relation |
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/57786 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 https://doaj.org/article/d439797c15e44f60a0894f61059930a7 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.108 |
container_title |
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
container_volume |
47 |
container_start_page |
1 |
_version_ |
1774293212170551296 |