Crude Homicide Rate (HR) and Suicide Rate (SR)
for Canada and United States
1981-1997
|
Year |
Canada |
United States |
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|
HR |
SR |
HR+SR |
HR |
SR |
HR+SR |
|
|
1981 |
2.5 |
14.0 |
16.5 |
10.6 |
11.9 |
22.5 |
|
1991 |
2.7 |
13.3 |
16.0 |
9.9 |
12.4 |
22.3 |
|
1996 |
2.1 |
13.2 |
15.3 |
7.8 |
11.6 |
19.4 |
|
1997 |
1.9 |
12.3 |
14.2 |
7.3 |
11.4 |
18.7 |
Note:
United States rates are for 1980 rather than 1981 and 1990 rather than 1991.
Rates are number of deaths from homicide or suicide per 100,000 population.
Sources:
National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2002, Tables 46 and 47. Obtained from web site http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hus/02hustop.htm, December 6, 2002.
Statistics Canada, “Suicides, and suicide rate, by sex, by age group” from webs site http://www.statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/health01.htm, December 6, 2002.
Statistics Canada, “Homicide Rate, Canada, 1961-1997,” from web site http://www.statcan.ca/english/kits/justic/2-4.pdf, December 6, 2002.
Paul Gingrich
December 6, 2002