Estudio de muertes por causas violentas: un análisis de tendencia en jóvenes, Argentina, 2000-2008 Study about violent deaths: an analysis of trends for youth in Argentina,
2012
Introduction: Violence is the leading cause of death among young people in Latin America. The objective of this study was to analyze the trends of youth (ages 10 to 24) mortality resulting from violence, over the period 2000-2008, in the context of the socioeconomic crisis that started in Argentina, in 2001. Methodology: Databases of the Statistical Reports of Death and Vital Statistics Yearbooks were used. Violent deaths were defined by the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10), and violent mortality rates for every 100,000 inhabitants were calculated. Statistical analysis was performed according to the nature of the variable involved. Results: Violent mortality rates were 42.480/ 0000 deaths for 2000, and
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