Hanging has shown an increasing trend in Brazil: in 2016, 72% of male suicides and 56% of female suicides were due to hanging. 30 Greater use of hanging can be attributed to the availability of materials and the perception that this method leads to a quick, clean and painless death.
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Spatial patterns and epidemiological characterization of suicides in the Chapecó micro-region, Santa Catarina, Brazil: an ecological study, 1996-2018.
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