Abstract
Objective: To describe a profile of self-inflicted lesions in Teresina Piauí from 2006 to 2016. Methods: A descriptive, retrospective, epidemiological and quantitative approach was used to collect the data in March of the year 2019 in the Department of Information Technology (DATASUS) and Mortality Information System (SIM). Results and discussion: Deaths from self-inflicted injuries (suicide) show a total of 737 deaths, the year 2016 had a higher number of deaths, the male gender presented 73% of equivalents to 540 deaths, themajority of deaths occurred in the home 60.90%, the age group 20 to 29 years had the highest incidence 30.1%, the color / brown race had 68.1% of deaths people who had the single marital status had a higher number of deaths. Conclusion: The research made possible a detailed profile on deaths due to self-inflicted injuries in Teresina Piauí. It is hoped that the data can serve as basis for future research related to the theme, and to base new models of prevention policies.