Trends of Rural/Urban Homicide in Colombia, 1992-2015: Internal Armed Conflict and Hints for Postconflict

Table 1

Counts (deaths and population), age standardized homicide rates (ASHR), and rate ratios (RR) of rural/urban (reference) homicide, among Colombian men and women aged 15-64, for the whole period (1998-2015), separately by age groups and urban/rural area.

Sex	Variable	Category		Counts				Age-standardized  Homicide rate		Rate Ratio (RR)  rural/urban
				Population		Homicides
				#	%	#	%	ASHR	SE	RR	SE
MEN	Area of residence		Urban	226.998	73%	330.602	71%	91,49	0,00	Ref
			Rural	82.142	27%	134.700	29%	107,06	0,16	-
	Age group	Adolescent and youth	(15-24 years)	93.632	30%	158.023	34%	170,44	0,43	0,87	0,01
		Young adults	(25-44 years)	138.596	45%	246.482	53%	176,27	0,36	1,26	0,00
		Middle aged adults	(45-64 years)	76.912	25%	60.797	13%	77,92	0,32	1,47	0,01
	TOTAL			309.140	100	465.302	100	95,37	0,14	1,15	0,01
	WOMEN	Area of residence		Urban	250.711	78%	25.953	70%	6,62	0,29	Ref
				Rural	72.060	22%	11.002	30%	9,78	0,04	-
Age group		Adolescent and youth	(15-24 years)	92.524	29%	12.564	34%	13,61	0,12	1,36	0,02
		Young adults	(25-44 years)	146.513	45%	18.681	51%	12,70	0,09	1,41	0,02
		Middle aged adults	(45-64 years)	83.733	26%	5.710	15%	6,73	0,09	1,66	0,03
TOTAL				322.770	100	36.955	100	7,31	0,04	1,40	0,02

Conventions:
#: population and homicide counts; population counts are understood as population-year.
%: percentage of population and homicides, respectively.
ASHR: homicide rate per 100,000 population, standardized by age (WHO standard population).
SE: standard error of homicide rate per 100,000 population, standardized by age (WHO standard population).
Rate ratios (RR): rural/urban (reference); estimates were calculated using Poisson regression models using region, sex, and 5-year age group as covariates.