What is male vs. female suicide rate in Canada?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada was 12.12 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Canada?

The highest recorded value was 22.33 deaths per 100,000 population in 1983.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Canada?

The lowest recorded value was 11.61 deaths per 100,000 population in 1955.

How does Canada rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Canada ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Canada data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Canada: Male vs. female suicide rate was 12.12 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

12.12 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 8.2%

World rank

42nd

of 111 countries

All-time high

22.33 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1983

All-time low

11.61 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1955

Years of data

1950–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada, 1950–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

Canada recorded 12.12 deaths per 100,000 population for male vs. female suicide rate in 2022.

That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Canada peaked at 22.33 deaths per 100,000 population in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.61 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1955.

Canada ranks 42nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada, 1950 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1950	12.48 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1951	11.75 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.9%
1952	11.8 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.4%
1953	11.73 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
1954	11.75 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
1955	11.61 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
1956	12.82 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.4%
1957	12.83 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
1958	13.11 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.2%
1959	12.76 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.6%
1960	13.38 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.9%
1961	13.31 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.5%
1962	12.56 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.7%
1963	12.76 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.6%
1964	13.85 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.5%
1965	14.53 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.9%
1966	14.27 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.8%
1967	14.7 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.1%
1968	15.73 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.0%
1969	16.94 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.7%
1970	17.57 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.8%
1971	18.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.2%
1972	18.35 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.8%
1973	18.81 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.5%
1974	19.31 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.6%
1975	18.07 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.4%
1976	18.52 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.5%
1977	21.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.7%
1978	22 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.4%
1979	20.91 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.9%
1980	20.69 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.1%
1981	20.54 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.7%
1982	21.61 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.2%
1983	22.33 deaths per 100,000 population	+3.3%
1984	20.38 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.7%
1985	19.34 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.1%
1986	21.54 deaths per 100,000 population	+11.3%
1987	20.87 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.1%
1988	20.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.5%
1989	19.67 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.3%
1990	19.16 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.6%
1991	20.18 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.3%
1992	19.44 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.6%
1993	19.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.6%
1994	19.13 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.2%
1995	20.02 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.6%
1996	19.53 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.4%
1997	18.14 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.1%
1998	18.04 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
1999	19.49 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.0%
2000	16.73 deaths per 100,000 population	-14.2%
2001	16.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
2002	16.43 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.6%
2003	16.52 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.5%
2004	15.45 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.5%
2005	15.73 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.8%
2006	14.5 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.8%
2007	14.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.8%
2008	14.6 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.2%
2009	15.44 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.7%
2010	15.18 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.7%
2011	14.08 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.2%
2012	14.85 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.4%
2013	14.68 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
2014	15.27 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.0%
2015	15.61 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.3%
2016	14.05 deaths per 100,000 population	-10.0%
2017	14.88 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.9%
2018	16.36 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.9%
2019	16.29 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.4%
2020	14.42 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.5%
2021	13.2 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.5%
2022	12.12 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	12.26 deaths per 100,000 population	11.61 deaths per 100,000 population	13.11 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1960s	14.2 deaths per 100,000 population	12.56 deaths per 100,000 population	16.94 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	19.31 deaths per 100,000 population	17.57 deaths per 100,000 population	22 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	20.71 deaths per 100,000 population	19.34 deaths per 100,000 population	22.33 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	19.27 deaths per 100,000 population	18.04 deaths per 100,000 population	20.18 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	15.69 deaths per 100,000 population	14.5 deaths per 100,000 population	16.88 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	15.12 deaths per 100,000 population	14.05 deaths per 100,000 population	16.36 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	13.25 deaths per 100,000 population	12.12 deaths per 100,000 population	14.42 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Canada

39 Belize 13.01 deaths per 100,000 population compare
40 Ireland 12.6 deaths per 100,000 population compare
41 Hong Kong 12.16 deaths per 100,000 population compare
43 Switzerland 11.97 deaths per 100,000 population compare
44 Netherlands 11.93 deaths per 100,000 population compare
45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.91 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Canada?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Canada was 12.12 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 22.33 deaths per 100,000 population in 1983.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 11.61 deaths per 100,000 population in 1955.
How does Canada rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Canada ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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