Canada - Intentional self-harm 1999

Suicides Canada 1999

There are 11 suicides per day in Canada

In 1999 around 4,074 suicides occurred in Canada, 375 more than in 1998. In 1999, on average 11 Canadians committed suicide every day.

Canada reported 13.4 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 14.31 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Canada is a country with a high rate of suicide.

Of the 4,074 recorded suicide cases in 1999, 3,224 were men suicides and 850 were women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 21.4 per 100,000 men and for women 5.5 per 100,000 female.

Statistics show that in 2014, suicides were the main cause of unnatural death in the world. In Canada suicide also is one of the leading causes of unnatural death. By comparison, there were 539 homicides in Canada, the number of suicides far outnumber homicides. For every homicide there were 7.6 suicides.

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Date	Female suicides	Male suicides	Suicides	Female suicide rate	Male suicide rate	Suicide rate
1999	850	3,224	4,074	5.50	21.40	13.40
1998	774	2,925	3,699	5.10	19.60	12.30
1997	767	2,914	3,681	5.10	19.70	12.30
1996	848	3,093	3,941	5.70	21.10	13.30
1995	812	3,158	3,970	5.50	21.80	13.50
1994	780	2,969	3,749	5.30	20.70	12.90
1993	789	3,014	3,803	5.40	21.20	13.30
1992	786	2,923	3,709	5.50	20.80	13.10
1991	718	2,875	3,593	5.10	20.70	12.80
1990	706	2,673	3,379	5.10	19.50	12.20
1989	796	2,696	3,492	5.80	19.90	12.80
1988	776	2,734	3,510	5.70	20.60	13.10
1987	800	2,794	3,594	6.00	21.30	13.60
1986	820	2,850	3,670	6.20	22.00	14.10
1985	693	2,566	3,259	5.30	20.00	12.60
1984	779	2,661	3,440	6.00	20.90	13.40
1983	870	2,885	3,755	6.80	22.90	14.80
1982	797	2,726	3,523	6.30	21.80	14.00
1981	833	2,570	3,403	6.70	20.80	13.70
1980	824	2,534	3,358	6.70	20.80	13.70
1979	837	2,520	3,357	6.90	20.90	13.90
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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