Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Canada
Canada: Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) was 14.2 per 100,000 male population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate, male in Canada, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 male population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate, male in Canada is 14.2 per 100,000 male population, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate, male in Canada peaked at 19.86 per 100,000 male population in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.2 per 100,000 male population, in 2021.
That places Canada 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Canada, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.11 per 100,000 male population | — |
| 2001 | 19.59 per 100,000 male population | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 19.14 per 100,000 male population | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 19.86 per 100,000 male population | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 18.43 per 100,000 male population | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 19.32 per 100,000 male population | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 17.84 per 100,000 male population | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 18.06 per 100,000 male population | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.29 per 100,000 male population | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 19.44 per 100,000 male population | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 19.05 per 100,000 male population | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.61 per 100,000 male population | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 18.7 per 100,000 male population | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 19.05 per 100,000 male population | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.67 per 100,000 male population | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 19.8 per 100,000 male population | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.88 per 100,000 male population | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 17.53 per 100,000 male population | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 18.78 per 100,000 male population | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 19.08 per 100,000 male population | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.22 per 100,000 male population | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 14.2 per 100,000 male population | -17.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 14.2 per 100,000 male population is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.31 per 100,000 male population, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.91 per 100,000 male population | 17.84 per 100,000 male population | 19.86 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.62 per 100,000 male population | 16.88 per 100,000 male population | 19.8 per 100,000 male population | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.71 per 100,000 male population | 14.2 per 100,000 male population | 17.22 per 100,000 male population | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate, male in Canada?
- Suicide mortality rate, male in Canada was 14.2 per 100,000 male population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 per 100,000 male population in 2003.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 per 100,000 male population in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for suicide mortality rate, male?
- Canada ranks 61st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).