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Objective: To identify the sex differences associated with the potential years of life lost due to suicide in the department of Nariño, from 2005 to 2019. Methodology: Descriptive, observational and retrospective study, in which 1686 death certificates by suicide of men and women in the department of Nariño, identified in the National Administrative Department of Statistics, were analyzed. Results: From 2005 to 2019, 1,212 suicide cases of men were observed and 474 of women. Women committed suicide at younger ages than men. 50.5% of the men had completed primary school, and 46.0% of the women, secondary school. The highest number of suicide cases of men and women occurred in the urban area (51.2% and 45.1% respectively). Poisoning was the suicide mechanism most used by women (66.7%), and for men, the highest percentage (41.7) corresponded to hanging. The annual trend of deaths by suicide was higher in men than in women. For men, the suicide rate was above 4.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, while for women, it remained below 3.0. Conclusions: There was an increase in the trend of deaths in the period analyzed and the risk of dying by suicide in men was 3.9 times the risk of dying by suicide in women. The study contemplates important aspects to be addressed in suicide prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: To estimate the potential years of life lost and the spatial distribution of mortality from road incidents by mode of transport in Medellín 2010-2020, as a baseline for the implementation of the Vision Zero strategy of the World Health Organization in the city's mobility. Methodology: This is a retrospective and descriptive cross-sectional study, with a secondary source. The calculation of the potential years of life lost was made using the life expectancy at birth in Colombia as the age limit, according to year and gender. The spatial analysis was carried out from the direction of the incident; Kernel density was represented by the standardquantile classification method, and the zones of influence were created by the multiple ring buffer method, with distances of 500 and 1000 meters. Results: Between 2010 and 2020, Medellín registered 2,988 deaths due to road incidents. Those who died the most were pedestrians, with 1,423 (47.6%) deaths, followed by motorcyclists, with 1,295 (43.3%). Potential years of life lost were 98,787. The zones (comunas) with the highest concentration of pedestrian deaths were: Candelaria, Buenos Aires and Manrique; in motorcyclists, the highest concentration was evidenced in the river road system. By areas of influence, pedestrians killed within a radius of 1,000 meters from the river road system were 688 (49.8%), and motorcyclists, 636 (52.2%). Conclusion: Motorcyclists were the ones who died the youngest and the most years they stopped living. Polytrauma is a constant diagnosis of death, but injuries to the head, skull and thorax are more lethal in pedestrians and motorcyclists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objetivo: Estimar la mortalidad atribuible al consumo de cigarrillo en el Caribe colombiano durante los años 2009-2013. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo retrospectivo. El número de defunciones se obtuvo del Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadísticas. La proporción y las muertes atribuibles al tabaco fueron estimadas a partir de la fracción etiológica poblacional, utilizando un método dependiente de prevalencia de consumo. Se calcularon los años potenciales de vida perdidos (descuento 3 %). La información se analizó en los programas Excel® y Epidat 4.1. Resultados: Se atribuyeron 964 muertes (método i), 1375 muertes (método ii) y 94 muertes (método iii). Los cánceres de tráquea, pulmón y bronquios fueron los que más contribuyeron a dicha mortalidad. Un total de 17 715 años potenciales de vida se perdieron (7745 en hombres, 9970 en mujeres). Conclusión: El consumo de tabaco en el Caribe colombiano contribuye significativamente a la mortalidad por cáncer y al aumento de años potenciales de vida perdidos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The mortality patterns observed in Medellín (Colombia) are different for each geographical zone of the city. This results in a loss of years of life and a consequent decrease in life expectancy. Such situation depends on the individuals’ place of residence. Objective: to describe the mortality trends in five zones of Medellin, during the 2004-2006 period based on a mortality profile analysis by type of cause, age, gender, life expectancy, and potential years of life lost. Methodology: a descriptive study using the following sources of secondary data‎: mortality records (from 2004 to 2006) and the 2005 population census. The calculated measurements were: life expectancy, gross and specific rates, and potential years of life lost. Results: the death rate in Medellin was 4.8 per 1,000 people, with higher risk in extreme age groups. Men ages 20 to 29 are four times as likely to die as women. The highest risk was registered in the east central area (rate of 5.9) as well as in the west central area (rate of 5.4). The main cause of death is cardiovascular disease, and other causes. External causes were responsible for the highest amount of potential years of life lost. Conclusions: the inhabitants of the city’s east center area showed a higher risk of death, mainly due to cardiovascular diseases and other causes. The lowest risk was observed in the Northwest zone, but external causes generated a decrease in potential years of life for the city’s labor power and life expectancy.