Canada - Intentional self-harm 1978

Suicides Canada 1978

There are 10 suicides per day in Canada

In 1978 around 3,475 suicides occurred in Canada, 158 more than in 1977. In 1978, on average 10 Canadians committed suicide every day.

Canada reported 14.5 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, above the world average of 12.98 suicides per 100,000 people.

Canada, has a relatively low rate of suicide per inhabitants.

Of the 3,475 recorded suicide cases in 1978, 2,610 were men suicides and 865 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 21.8 per 100,000 men and for women 7.2 per 100,000 female.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1978	865	2,610	3,475	7.20	21.80	14.50
1977	858	2,459	3,317	7.20	20.80	14.00
1976	827	2,108	2,935	7.10	18.00	12.50
1975	778	2,030	2,808	6.70	17.50	12.10
1974	799	2,103	2,902	7.00	18.40	12.70
1973	788	1,985	2,773	7.00	17.60	12.30
1972	757	1,900	2,657	6.80	17.00	12.00
1971	693	1,866	2,559	6.30	16.90	11.70
1970	681	1,732	2,413	6.30	15.80	11.10
1969	650	1,641	2,291	6.10	15.20	10.70
1968	540	1,481	2,021	5.10	13.90	9.60
1967	488	1,353	1,841	4.70	12.90	8.90
1966	432	1,283	1,715	4.30	12.50	8.40
1965	441	1,274	1,715	4.40	12.60	8.50
1964	392	1,194	1,586	4.00	12.00	8.00
1963	353	1,083	1,436	3.70	11.10	7.40
1962	283	1,048	1,331	3.00	10.90	7.00
1961	268	1,098	1,366	2.90	11.60	7.30
1960	266	1,084	1,350	3.00	11.70	7.40

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