Abstract
Objective: Analyze data on mortality by suicide, including a study on the profile of the population with the highest suicidal rate in the city of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in the period from 2016 to 2018. Methods: Data was obtained through information contained in the databases of the Violence Prevention Center, from the notifications of the Sistema de informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN). The cases were selected and divided into age, gender, race, education, resident neighborhood, place of suicide and ICD. The variables were analyzed and detailed throughout the article. Results: The results obtained showed that the main population affected by suicide deaths were men aged 60 or higher, followed by a significant increase in the mortality rate in young students. Final considerations: Once the population profile is verified in the mortality rate, targeted prevention strategies can be created, in addition to improving the treatment and reception network for these victims.