Canada: suicidal thoughts among aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations by sex 2012

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 19, 2016

This statistic shows the percentage of aboriginal and non-aboriginal men and women in Canada who have had suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives. According to the 2012 survey, 21.4 percent of First Nations men have had suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives.

Percentage of aborginal people in Canada with suicidal thoughts during their lifetime as of 2012, by gender

Characteristic	Men	Women
First Nations	21.4%	25.8%
Inuit	23.1%	23.8%
Métis	14.9%	23.4%
Non-aboriginal (provinces only)	11.1%	13.8%

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January 2016

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Canada

Survey time period

2012

Supplementary notes

Study only includes men and women aged 26 to 59. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Lifetime suicidal thoughts among First Nations living off reserve, Métis and Inuit aged 26 to 59, page 17, 2012. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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