PREVALENCIA DEL SUICIDIO FEMENINO EN EL QUINDíO, 1989-2008 - PREVALENCE OF FEMALE SUICIDE IN QUINDIO, 1989-2008

This study is aimed to determine the prevalence of female suicide in the department of Quindio in the years 1989-2008. Regarding this, the database of the Sectional Health Institute of Quindio (ISSQ) was used. 117 cases of female suicide were reported in the 20 documented years, the most widely used method was intoxication with a prevalence of 51.5%, followed byhanging with 21.2%. The highest rates are found in the period of five years between 1999-2003, period when the department was recovered from the 1999 earthquake. In the period of five years between 2004-2008, the highest rates were between 10 and 19 years old, with a rate of 7.2, and these numbers increased because the group of 10 to 14 years old presented a rate of 4.6.