Suicide mortality rate in Canada
Canada: Suicide mortality rate was 9.44 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate 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 population.
Analysis
Canada recorded 9.44 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Canada peaked at 13.43 per 100,000 population in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.44 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Canada ranks 60th of 185 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.52 per 100,000 population | 11.86 per 100,000 population | 13.09 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.57 per 100,000 population | 11.49 per 100,000 population | 13.43 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.54 per 100,000 population | 9.44 per 100,000 population | 11.64 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 57 Romania 9.62 per 100,000 population compare
- 58 United Kingdom 9.55 per 100,000 population compare
- 59 Bulgaria 9.51 per 100,000 population compare
- 61 Togo 9.34 per 100,000 population compare
- 62 North Korea 9.31 per 100,000 population compare
- 63 Central African Republic 9.19 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Canada
- Population ages 15-64, female 63.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 217,399 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 208,704 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 18.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 26.97 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 65.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 13.58 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 207,308 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 206,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 215,953 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Canada?
- Suicide mortality rate in Canada was 9.44 per 100,000 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 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.43 per 100,000 population in 2015.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.44 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Canada ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).