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Suicide rate in Canada

Canada: Suicide rate was 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
8.02 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 20.9%
World rank
100th
of 194 countries
All-time high
11.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2015
All-time low
8.02 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate in Canada, 2000–2021

02.557.51012.52000201020212000: 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 11.3 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 10.9 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 10.9 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 11.2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 10.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 10.5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 11 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 11 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 10.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 10.9 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 11 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 10.1 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 8 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide rate in Canada stood at 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people. 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, suicide rate in Canada peaked at 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.91 deaths per 100,000 people 10.11 deaths per 100,000 people 11.46 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 10.8 deaths per 100,000 people 9.88 deaths per 100,000 people 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 9.08 deaths per 100,000 people 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people 10.13 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 97 Fiji 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 98 Germany 8.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 99 Mali 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 101 Guinea 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 102 Ghana 8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 103 El Salvador 7.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Canada?
Suicide rate in Canada was 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest suicide rate recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 11.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Canada rank for suicide rate?
Canada ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate 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 World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.