Suicide Facts
- Nearly 4,000 Canadians die each year by suicide, an average of 10 suicides per day.
- Suicide is one of the leading causes of premature death in Canada.
- Canadians are about seven times more likely to die from suicide than to be the victim of a homicide
- In 1998, suicide was the leading cause of death for men between the ages of 25-29 and 40-44; for women it was the leading cause of death for ages 30-34
- Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among youth
- One in ten adolescents thinks about suicide
- For each death by suicide there are as many as 100 suicide attempts
- More than 1000 people in Ontario die by suicide each year (C.I.H.I. 1998-99)
- On average, 3 people in Ontario die by suicide every day (C.I.H.I.)
- 3.5% of people in Ontario report thoughts of suicide in the past 12 months (Stats Canada 2002)
- 9,344 hospitalizations in Ontario due to suicide attempts with an average length of stay of 6.7 days (2001-02 C.I.H.I)
- Average cost per suicide is $849,878.00 (New Brunswick Study 1996)
- 5 of the 10 leading causes of disability are related to mental disorders (World Health Organization)