Context
The Suicide Surveillance Indicator Framework (SSIF) Data Tool provides information on suicide and other suicide-related behaviours, along with breakdowns by key demographic and socioeconomic variables.
Contexte
L’outil de données du Cadre d’indicateurs de surveillance du suicide (CISS) fournit des informations sur le suicide et d’autres comportements liés au suicide, ainsi que des ventilations selon des variables démographiques et socioéconomiques clés.
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Note: Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database (CVS-D) 2020 data are considered preliminary. Data for Yukon are not available.
Source: Canadian Vital Statistics–Death Database - 2020
E: Estimate should be interpreted with caution due to its elevated variability.
F: Estimate is unstable and cannot be released due to its high variability and/or small sample size.
Measure Description:
| Definition |
Number of deaths in Canada where suicide is confirmed, expressed per 100 000 population, in a given year |
| Data Available |
- Sex
- 5-year age group
- Province/territory — crude rate
- Province/territory — age-standardized rate
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| Calculation |
Numerator: Number of deaths in Canada due to suicide, excluding Yukon;
Denominator: Total population in Canada, excluding Yukon |
| Additional Remarks |
- Rate is derived from administrative data and the Census of Population
- CVSD has a 2-year reporting lag and a multi-year revision window, which may change retroactively the official number of deaths by suicide
- Data for Yukon is not available
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Suggested Citation: :
Public Health Agency of Canada, Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research (2023). Suicide Surveillance Indicator Framework Quick Statistics, Canada, 2023 Edition. Ottawa (ON): Public Health Agency of Canada.