Suicide rate who mdb in Canada
Canada: Suicide rate who mdb was 8.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.23
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
40th
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.5
in 1978
All-time low
7.61
in 1953
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Suicide rate who mdb in Canada, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide rate who mdb in Canada is 8.23, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rate who mdb in Canada peaked at 14.5 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 7.61, in 1953.
That places Canada 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.99 | 7.61 | 8.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.4 | 8 | 11.75 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.16 | 12.15 | 14.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.2 | 12.08 | 14.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 12 | 11.27 | 12.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.16 | 9.39 | 10.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.13 | 9.44 | 10.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.97 | 8.23 | 9.76 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 37 Belize 8.53 compare
- 38 Netherlands 8.48 compare
- 39 Switzerland 8.38 compare
- 41 Costa Rica 8.21 compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 8.08 compare
- 43 United Kingdom 7.97 compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 222,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 215,145 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 220,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 211,687 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide rate who mdb in Canada?
- Suicide rate who mdb in Canada was 8.23 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 1978.
- What is the lowest suicide rate who mdb recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 in 1953.
- How does Canada rank for suicide rate who mdb?
- Canada ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is suicide rate who mdb rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Suicide rate who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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