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Suicidal behaviors are one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. It is recommended to prioritize the surveillance of suicide attempts, as this is a useful risk factor in the short-term prediction of suicide. In Colombia, its surveillance was implemented in 2016. The study evaluated the performance of the suicide attempt surveillance system in Cali, Colombia, in the period 2016–2019.

The attributes of timeliness, data quality and representativeness were evaluated according to the CDC Guidelines for Violence and Injury Surveillance, in addition to describing patterns of occurrence through time series.

The median timeliness of notification was 0 days (RIQ = 3). The variables exposure to violence (73.5%), depressive disorder (49.6%) and personality disorder (44.1%) had the highest percentages of missing data. The system identifies priority populations similar to other sources of …