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2021 • Changes over time in means of suicide in Canada: an analysis of mortality data from 1981 to 2018

Authors: Lil Tonmyr; Li Liu; Colin A. Capaldi; Heather M. Orpana; Mark S. Kaplan

Venue: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Type: Publication

Abstract: Ongoing surveillance of the means of suicide is necessary for effective prevention. We examined how mortality rates owing to different means of suicide changed in Canada from 1981 to 2018.We obtained data from 1981 to 2018 on suicide deaths of individuals aged 10 years and older, from the Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database. We used joinpoint regression analysis to examine changes over time in the suicide mortality rate for the 3 most common means of suicide.The age-standardized suicide mortality rate declined in earlier decades for both s... (read more)

Topics: Demography

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202378

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