Age-standardized suicide rate Canada by gender 1950-2009 | Statista

This statistic displays the age-standardized suicide rate in Canada from 1950 to 2009, by gender. In 1950, the suicide rate in the country reached 13.8 per 100,000 population for males but only 4 per 100,000 among females. Many people who have committed suicide have some form of depression, a serious mood disorder that can impact one's occupation, social life, education, and other parts of their lives.

Age-standardized suicide rate in Canada from 1950 to 2009, by gender (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Males	Females
2009	16.5	4.9
2008	15.7	5.1
2007	15.7	4.9
2006	15.7	4.6
2005	17	5.1
2004	16.7	5.1
2003	17.8	5.1
2002	17.7	4.8
2001	18.1	4.9
2000	18.1	5
1999	21.1	5.3
1998	19.5	5.1
1997	19.5	4.9
1996	21.2	5.5
1995	21.9	5.4
1994	20.8	5.3
1993	21.4	5.4
1992	21	5.5
1991	20.9	5.1
1990	19.7	5
1989	20.2	5.8
1988	20.8	5.8
1987	21.6	6.1
1986	22.4	6.3
1985	20.4	5.5
1984	21.3	6.2
1983	23.6	7.1
1982	22.4	6.6
1981	21.1	6.8
1980	21.7	7
1979	21.7	7.2
1978	23	7.7
1977	21.9	7.7
1976	19.2	7.7
1975	18.9	7.4
1974	20.2	7.9
1973	19.7	7.9
1972	19.2	7.8
1971	19.4	7.3
1970	19.1	7.4
1969	18.4	7.2
1968	17.1	6.2
1967	16	5.8
1966	15.4	5.2
1965	15.8	5.4
1964	15.1	4.9
1963	13.9	4.5
1962	13.6	3.7
1961	14.7	3.6
1960	14.6	3.6
1959	13.8	3.5
1958	14.3	3.5
1957	14.1	3.9
1956	14.2	4.1
1955	12.7	4
1954	12.9	4.1
1953	13	3.7
1952	13.1	3.9
1951	13	4.2
1950	13.8	4

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November 2015

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Canada

Survey time period

1950 to 2009

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Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 1950 to 2009. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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