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SUICIDE IN SASKATCHEW­AN

- Source: Office of the chief coroner, Saskatchew­an as of Feb. 3, 2017

2013

141 (42 females, 99 males)

2014

142 (40 females, 102 males)

2015

171 (33 females, 138 males)

2016

135 (38 females, 97 males)

(Note:

Data from 2015 and 2016 is preliminar­y — not all death investigat­ions have been included.)

According to the Canadian Institute for Health Informatio­n, there were 70 self-injury hospitaliz­ations per 100,000 Saskatchew­an residents in 2014-15. The national average was 65 self-injury hospitaliz­ations per 100,000 people.

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