Canadian Institute for Health Information
28 November 2001
Suicide Leading Cause of Injury-Related Deaths
Among Middle-Aged Men in Ontario, Reports CIHI.
(Ottawa) Suicides account for one-third of all injury-related deaths iin Ontario, reports the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). According to the Institute latest report, there were 1,012 deaths due to suicides and self-inflicted injuries (including poisonings) in 1998-99. The majority (79%) of these suicide-related deaths was among men and the mean age of death was 44. "The statistics show that, on average, three people die of suicide and self-inflicted injuries every day in Ontario. Although suicides are usually associated with teens and young males, they are also a major
health concern among middle-aged men," explains Greg Webster, CIHI Manager of Clinical Registries. "Our report shows that suicides were the leading cause of injury-related deaths among men aged 35 to 64, accounting for 39% of all injury deaths in this group. By comparison, suicides accounted for 25% of all injury deaths among teenagers aged 10 to 19."
According to a suicide report below just released in Ontario, 79% (4 out of every 5) suicide deaths in Ontario are men with a mean age of 44. Statistically, a man commits suicide in Ontario every 10 hours:
17 - men per week
66 - men per month
800 - men per year.
The report indicates the top 2 reasons for male suicide:
- loss of job; and
- loss of family and children through separation and divorce.
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28 November 2001
Suicide Leading Cause of Injury-Related Deaths
Among Middle-Aged Men in Ontario, Reports CIHI.
(Ottawa) Suicides account for one-third of all injury-related deaths iin Ontario, reports the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). According to the Institute latest report, there were 1,012 deaths due to suicides and self-inflicted injuries (including poisonings) in 1998-99. The majority (79%) of these suicide-related deaths was among men and the mean age of death was 44. "The statistics show that, on average, three people die of suicide and self-inflicted injuries every day in Ontario. Although suicides are usually associated with teens and young males, they are also a major
health concern among middle-aged men," explains Greg Webster, CIHI Manager of Clinical Registries. "Our report shows that suicides were the leading cause of injury-related deaths among men aged 35 to 64, accounting for 39% of all injury deaths in this group. By comparison, suicides accounted for 25% of all injury deaths among teenagers aged 10 to 19."
According to a suicide report below just released in Ontario, 79% (4 out of every 5) suicide deaths in Ontario are men with a mean age of 44. Statistically, a man commits suicide in Ontario every 10 hours:
17 - men per week
66 - men per month
800 - men per year.
The report indicates the top 2 reasons for male suicide:
- loss of job; and
- loss of family and children through separation and divorce.
<http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=media_28nov2001_e#comparisons >
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