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Suicide
Statistics - 1997 to 2005
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BC
CORONERS SERVICE
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Chief Coroner of British Columbia
Metrotower II Suite 800
4720 Kingsway Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4N2 |
Contract BC Coroners
Website:
BC Coroners Service
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BC Annual Report 2011
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Suicide
in BC
VICTORIA - More people
died at their own hands in BC in 2006 than in motor-vehicle accidents.
The silent, self-inflicted epidemic has claimed over 10,000 lives in
the province over the last 20 years, and the raw number of suicides has
remained steady at about 500 a year. (Vancouver Province)
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Age
Category
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
12
years and under
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0 |
1 |
1
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2
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
3
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13 -
19 years
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19 |
27 |
28 |
29
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15
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35
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23 |
22 |
37 |
20 -
29 years
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57 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
55 |
84 |
68 |
74 |
95 |
30 -
39 years
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90
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96 |
104 |
97 |
99 |
94 |
107 |
107 |
129 |
40 -
49 years
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112 |
105 |
102 |
131 |
116 |
105 |
113 |
131 |
128 |
50 -
59 years
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106 |
108 |
78 |
101 |
95 |
72 |
88 |
77 |
80 |
60 -
69 years
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40 |
52 |
47 |
51 |
43 |
42 |
40 |
42 |
49 |
70 -
79 years
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38 |
36 |
29 |
37 |
28 |
31 |
36 |
31 |
39 |
80
years and over
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22
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29 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
Age
unknown
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0
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
TOTAL
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484 |
525 |
478
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537 |
470
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484 |
498 |
509 |
583 |
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Gender
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
Female
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135 |
127 |
120 |
132 |
107 |
124 |
102 |
117 |
124 |
Male
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349 |
398 |
358 |
405 |
363 |
360 |
396 |
392 |
459 |
Unknown
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total
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484 |
525 |
478 |
537 |
470
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484 |
498 |
509 |
583 |
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Method
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2005 |
2004 |
2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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1998
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1997 |
Alcohol/drug/other
poisons |
108 |
113 |
101 |
120 |
117 |
93 |
93 |
113 |
105 |
Carbon
Monoxide Poisoning |
44 |
43 |
37 |
42 |
40 |
50 |
54 |
72 |
59 |
Drowning |
21 |
19 |
19 |
31 |
20 |
24 |
16 |
20 |
26 |
Fall |
27 |
27 |
28 |
36 |
35 |
37 |
26 |
24 |
43 |
Firearms |
83 |
86 |
84 |
90 |
90 |
84 |
115 |
103 |
137 |
Hanging |
152 |
163 |
155 |
167 |
123 |
149 |
152 |
139 |
160 |
Motor
Vehicle Involved |
6 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
Other |
11 |
22 |
17 |
15 |
13 |
27 |
24 |
25 |
36 |
Suffocation/smothering |
20 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
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Stabbing/Incised
Injury |
12 |
30 |
17 |
15 |
23 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
TOTAL
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484 |
525 |
478 |
537 |
470 |
484 |
498 |
509 |
583 |
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Ethnicity |
2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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1998 |
1997 |
First
Nations
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0 |
32
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32
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21 |
21 |
28 |
24 |
25 |
43 |
Non-First
Nations
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0 |
484 |
444 |
516 |
449 |
456 |
474 |
484 |
540 |
Not reported |
484 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTAL
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484 |
525 |
478
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537 |
470 |
484 |
498 |
509 |
583 |
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Month |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
2001 |
2000 |
1999 |
1998 |
1997 |
January |
0 |
37 |
40 |
48 |
39 |
38 |
33 |
46 |
44 |
February |
0 |
46 |
35 |
48 |
36 |
37 |
39 |
41 |
46 |
March |
0 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
41 |
43 |
37 |
46 |
55 |
April |
0 |
29 |
44 |
46 |
42 |
44 |
51 |
41 |
50 |
May |
0 |
37 |
40 |
42 |
48 |
44 |
50 |
40 |
53 |
June |
0 |
50 |
40 |
35 |
36 |
43 |
44 |
33 |
45 |
July |
0 |
58 |
45 |
54 |
39 |
43 |
43 |
48 |
44 |
August |
0 |
43 |
28 |
46 |
45 |
41 |
46 |
54 |
35 |
September |
0 |
37 |
40 |
33 |
33 |
41 |
39 |
38 |
61 |
October |
0 |
47 |
40 |
42 |
28 |
36 |
38 |
37 |
47 |
November |
0 |
40 |
37 |
54 |
50 |
40 |
30 |
42 |
55 |
December |
0 |
47 |
47 |
49 |
33 |
34 |
48 |
43 |
48 |
not reported |
484 |
9 |
2 |
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TOTAL
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484 |
525 |
478 |
537 |
470 |
484 |
498 |
509 |
583 |
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Region
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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1998 |
1997 |
FRASER
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138 |
135 |
129 |
154 |
147 |
127 |
134 |
140 |
159 |
INTERIOR
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100 |
112 |
93 |
107 |
94 |
95 |
94 |
98 |
117 |
ISLAND
|
105 |
109 |
92 |
104 |
81 |
110 |
110 |
117 |
122 |
METRO
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98 |
124 |
124 |
132 |
110 |
110 |
109 |
113 |
133 |
NORTH
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43 |
45 |
40 |
40 |
38 |
42 |
51 |
41 |
52 |
TOTAL
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484 |
525 |
478 |
537 |
470 |
484 |
498 |
509 |
583 |
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A
Town / City breakdown is available on the .pdf Suicide
Deaths
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BC
Coroners Service Reports |
Illicit
Drug Deaths |
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