Suicide in Canada

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Suicide in Canada

• Numbers, Rates, and Methods

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Index of Slides

• Number of Suicides, Canada, 2000-2003
• Number of Suicides by Age Group, Males, 2003
• Number of Suicides by Age Group, Females, 2003
• Number of Suicides by Age Group and Gender, 2003
• Number of Suicides by Age Group, 2000-2003
• Number of Suicides by Age Group, Males, 2000-2003
• Number of Suicides by Age Group, Females,
  2000-2003
• Rate of Suicide, Canada, 2000-2003
• Rate of Suicide by Age Group, Males, 2003
• Rate of Suicide by Age Group, Females, 2003
• Rate of Suicide by Age Group and Gender, 2003
• Rate of Suicide by Age Group, 2000-2003
• Rate of Suicide by Age Group, Males, 2000-2003
• Rate of Suicide by Age Group, Females, 2000-2003
• Number and Rate of Suicide by Age Group and
  Gender, 2003
• Number and Rate of Suicide by Age Group and
  Gender, 2000-2003
• Methods of Suicide, Canada, 2003
• Methods of Suicide, Males, 2003
• Methods of Suicide, Females, 2003

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Number of SuicidesCanada, 2000-2003
3764
3688
3605
3648
2902
2798
2869
2849
862
807
819
799
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2002-2006).
Causes of Death, 1999, 2002, 2003. Deaths by
Cause, 2000, 2001. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of Suicides by Age Group, Males, Canada,
2003
357
343
331
286
248
229
231
197
161
154
108
87
69
44
19
22
16
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of Suicides by Age GroupFemales, Canada,
2003
123
118
106
91
66
61
58
55
48
33
33
18
16
12
8
9
7
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of Suicides by Age Group and Gender,
Canada, 2003
Males
Females
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of Suicides by Age GroupCanada, 2000-2003
Number of Suicides
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of Suicides by Age GroupMales, Canada,
2000-2003
Number of Suicides
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of Suicides by Age GroupFemales, Canada,
2000-2003
Number of Suicides
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide per 100,000 Canada, 2000-2003
18.0
18.0
17.7
17.8
11.4
11.4
11.2
11.3
Rate per 100,000 population
5.0
5.0
4.9
5.1
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide by Age GroupMales, Canada, 2003
40.6
27.4
26.5
26.4
25.3
26.1
22.1
22.5
22.6
20.3
19.7
19.8
Rate per 100,000 population
19.2
18.3
17.9
14.8
1.7
Age-Specific Mortality Rate
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2003. Ottawa,
ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide by Age GroupFemales, Canada,
2003
10.7
9.7
7.8
7.4
6.6
6.2
6
5.5
6
5.4
Rate per 100,000 Population
5.3
4.6
4.6
3.3
3.2
2.5
0.8
Age-Specific Mortality Rate
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2003. Ottawa,
ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide by Age Group and Gender, Canada,
2003
Males
Females
Age-Specific Mortality Rate per 100,000
Population
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2003. Ottawa,
ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide by Age GroupCanada, 2000-2003
Rate per 100,000
Age-Specific Mortality Rate
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide by Age GroupMales, Canada,
2000-2003
Rate per 100,000
Age-Specific Mortality Rate
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Rate of Suicide by Age GroupFemales, Canada,
2000-2003
Rate per 100,000
Age-Specific Mortality Rate
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Numbers and Rates of Suicide by Age Group and
Gender, Canada, 2003
Number of Suicides
Number of Suicides
Females
Males
Rate per 100,000
Rate per 100,000
Males
Females
Data Sources Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2003. Ottawa,
ON Author. Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes of
Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number and Rates of Suicide by Age Group and
Gender, Canada, 2000-2003
Number of Suicides
Number of Suicides
Males
Females
Age-Specific Mortality Rate per 100,000
Population
Age-Specific Mortality Rate per 100,000 Population
Males
Females
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Methods of SuicideCanada, 2003
15
25
16
44
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Methods of Suicide - MalesCanada, 2003
20
14
20
46
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Methods of Suicide FemalesCanada, 2003
18
3
42
37
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Methods of Suicide by GenderCanada, 2003
1341
Number of Suicides
585
565
411
359
321
148
34
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006). Causes
of Death, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.
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Number of SuicidesThe Provinces and Territories,
2000-2003
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author
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Rate of Suicide per 100,000Provinces and
Territories, 2000-2003
Rate per 100,000
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate
Age-Standardized Mortality Rate per 10,000
Population
Data Source Statistics Canada. (2006).
Mortality, Summary List of Causes 2000, 2001,
2002, 2003. Ottawa, ON Author.