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Canadian Statistics: Suicides & Suicide Rates
by Sex & Age Group

  1996 1997 1981 1991 1996 1997
  Number of suicides Suicide rate per 100,000 population
All ages 3,941 3,681 14.0 13.3 13.2 12.3
Males 3,093 2,914 21.3 21.6 20.8 19.6
Females 848 767 6.8 5.3 5.6 5.1
1-14 years 41 51 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.9
Males 32 39 1.0 0.7 1.1 1.4
Females 9 12 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4
15-19 years 231 261 12.7 13.8 11.5 12.9
Males 190 207 21.2 23.0 18.5 19.9
Females 41 54 3.8 4.0 4.2 5.5
20-24 years 350 293 19.6 18.2 17.2 14.5
Males 300 257 33.2 31.7 29.0 24.9
Females 50 36 5.9 4.1 5.0 3.6
25-44 years 1,770 1,549 17.4 18.1 17.9 15.8
Males 1,390 1,228 26.2 28.8 24.7 25.0
Females 380 321 8.6 7.6 8.6 6.6
45-64 years 1,060 1,075 20.1 16.2 16.6 16.5
Males 786 826 28.6 25.7 24.7 25.5
Females 274 249 11.9 6.9 8.6 7.6
65 years and over 489 452 18.3 14.2 13.4 12.4
Males 395 357 30.4 26.3 25.6 23.0
Females 94 95 9.2 5.6 4.5 4.5
Not stated ? ? x x x x
Males ? ? x x x x
Females ? ? x x x x
? nil or zero
Source: Statistics Canada, Health Statistics Division.

http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/health01.htm


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