Towards a Public Health Approach to Homicides in Mexico

Luviano, Andrea; Jalal, Hawre; Miranda, Alfonso; Madrazo, Alejandro; Reich, Michael; Alarid‐Escudero, Fernando

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“…13,37 Homicide mortality for males was higher than for females in all age groups, as in other homicide studies worldwide 9,[38][39][40] and in Mexico. 17,41,42 Premature homicide mortality in 2020 was more than eight times higher for men compared to women in Mexico, while the global homicide rate for the male population is roughly four times the rate for females. 9 Violence is not an exclusive practice of men, but it is culturally related to masculine identity models, different patterns of alcohol and substance consumption, and differences in socially acceptable methods of dealing with stress and conflict.…”

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“…37 Homicides are a critical and preventable public health problem. 42 However, the current context of high violence in Mexico implies a series of structural causes behind the phenomenon that extend beyond public health and require the involvement of all relevant sectors, as well as a failure of the social protection policies aimed at reducing homicide and crime rates. 17 This could be related to the fact that homicides have largely been approached from a security standpoint, with no clear or targeted policies to prevent homicides from a public health perspective.…”

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“…17 This could be related to the fact that homicides have largely been approached from a security standpoint, with no clear or targeted policies to prevent homicides from a public health perspective. 4,42 This approach entails defining and learning about the magnitude of a public health problem, determining which factors put people at risk of experiencing or perpetrating violence, developing and testing prevention strategies, and ensuring these strategies are implemented and adopted more widely. 53 Mexico's public health program on violence, according to the Health Sector Program for 2020-2024, sought to increase the health sector's response capability, to promote early detection of any type of violence, and to provide timely treatment.…”

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An Unrelenting Epidemic of Violence: Trends of Homicide Mortality in Mexico, 1998–2020

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The primary objective was to analyze the trend of premature homicide mortality in Mexico between 1998 and 2020 for females and males at national and state levels. Using data on deaths from Mexico's vital statistics, we estimated homicide age-standardized death rates and trends of years of life lost (YLL). To estimate the premature homicide mortality trends, we conducted a joinpoint regression analysis. In 2020, Mexico reached the maximum number of homicides in the past decades (36,773 homicides), which was more than four times the number of homicides in 2007. Homicide premature mortality increased since 2008 and in 2020 was almost double than at the turn of the century. YLL homicide rates for males were higher than for females in all age groups. Homicide premature mortality peaked between the ages of 20 and 44 years for males and 20 and 34 years for females. The trends in homicide mortality in Mexico's states were not homogeneous. Mortality studies are critical in the descriptive epidemiology of violence. Current public policies have failed to ensure the safety of the country's citizens and to decrease homicide and crime rates and should focus on premature mortality, as well as addressing the structural causes of the problem.

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