Suicide Prevention Awareness - Sensibilisation à la prévention du suicide 57 suicideprevention.ca Suicide in Canada: Key Statistics THOUGHTS PLANS ATTEMPTS 11.8% 2.5% report having made a suicide attempt in their lifetime 3.1%* 4.0% report having made suicide plans in their lifetime report thoughts of suicide in their lifetime report thoughts of suicide in the past year vs. SUICIDE THOUGHTS, PLANS AND ATTEMPTS 7% of people in LOWEST income quintile 3% of people in HIGHEST income quintile DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS HOSPITALIZATION rates associated with self-inflicted injury per 100,000 population in 2017–2018* (by age and sex) * Excludes Quebec hospitals. Rate per 100,000 population Age group (years) Rate per 100,000 population Age group (years) DEATH rates by suicide per 100,000 population in 2016 (by age and sex) Females Males higher Suicide rates are approx. Suicide is the among youth and young adults (15–34 years) among men compared to women die by suicide EACH DAY PER YEAR 11 DEATHS BYSUICIDE 4,000 PEOPLE SECOND leading cause of death 3X approx. approx. 3 1 of deaths by suicide are among people 45–59 years The Public Health Agency of Canada analyzed data from the Statistics Canada Vital Statistics Database, the Canadian Institute of Health Information Discharge Abstract Database, and Statistics Canada Canadian Community Health Survey [2016] . Published data underestimate the total number of reported deaths, attempts, plans and thoughts of suicide, due to stigma and other factors. * Estimates are for the population in Canada aged 15 years and older. higher 3X 0 50 100 150 200 250 80 + 70–79 60–69 50–59 40–49 30–39 20–29 10–19 Females Males 0 5 10 15 20 25 80 + 70–79 60–69 50–59 40–49 30–39 20–29 10–19 Suicide attempts are approx. among people born in Canada than immigrants to Canada (Source : Public Health Agency of Canada)
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