Suicide has been seen in various ways over time and in different cultures, is inherent to the evolution and development of the human being becoming at present a public health problem as evidenced in this article of reflection, which allows Identify a chronological line in different historical contexts, using a qualitative and interpretative design of documentary type; Concluding that the concept of the term "suicide" has been transformed over time, accepting to work flexibly from different approaches, betting on the promotion and prevention of risk factors to reduce the statistics that are reported daily without distinction of sex , Religion, age or particular form to commit the suicidal event