Introduction:

The Covid-19 crisis in many ways could exacerbate certain dimensions of the suicidal process through its psychological, social, economic or even biological impact. In this study we will compare the cases of suicide by hanging, precipitation and intoxication carried out in the Judicial Morgue of Ancon from March 2019 to February 2020 and from March 2020 to February 2021.

Materials and methods:

This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study; the population studied will be all the medicolegal autopsies performed in the Judicial Morgue of Panama, due to hanging, precipitation and intoxication in the period from March 2019 to February 2021.

Results:

A total of 117 cases were recorded in this period studied; 73 cases from March 2019 to February 2020 of which 78% (n=57) corresponded to the male sex, with an average of 41 years and 22% (n=16) to the female sex, with an average of 36; while, in the period from March 2020 to February 2021, of the sample of 44 cases 93% (n=41) corresponded to the male sex, with an average of 42 and 7% (n=3) to the female sex, with an average of 47 years.

Conclusión:

During the year after the beginning of the pandemic and the quarantine measures in the Province of Panama, there was a decrease in the frequency of suicide cases by hanging, precipitation and intoxication compared to the previous year.