Death rate from suicides gho in Canada
Canada: Death rate from suicides gho was 8.02 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
8.02
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
100th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.52
in 2015
All-time low
8.02
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from suicides gho in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from suicides gho in Canada stood at 8.02. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Canada peaked at 11.52 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.02, in 2021.
Canada ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides gho in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.13 | — |
| 2001 | 11.3 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.95 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.46 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 10.87 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 11.17 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.11 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 10.48 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 10.59 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 11.03 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 10.31 | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 10.82 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 10.87 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 11.45 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.52 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.88 | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 10.25 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 10.89 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 10.97 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.13 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 8.02 | -20.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 8.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.02, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.91 | 10.11 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8 | 9.88 | 11.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.08 | 8.02 | 10.13 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Canada?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Canada was 8.02 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 11.52 in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Canada ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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