Table 1:
Suicide deaths in Toronto by age and gender (2011–2014 combined)
| Characteristic | Total suicides n = 947 |
|
|---|---|---|
| No. of men (%) | No. of women (%) | |
| Age, yr | ||
| 10–24 | 74 (7.8) | 24 (2.5) |
| 25–44 | 205 (21.6) | 80 (8.4) |
| 45–64 | 261 (27.6) | 123 (13.0) |
| 65+ | 130 (13.7) | 50 (5.3) |
| Total | 670 (70.7) | 277 (29.3) |
| Method of suicide | ||
| Hanging | 251 (26.5) | 73 (7.7) |
| Non-hanging asphyxia | 58 (6.1) | 14 (1.5) |
| Fall or jump from height | 158 (16.7) | 76 (8.0) |
| Overdose | 96 (10.1) | 88 (9.3) |
| Subway, train or car collision | 38 (4.0) | 11 (1.2) |
| Firearm | 30 (3.2) | –* |
| Cutting or stabbing | 20 (2.1) | –* |
| Drowning or hypothermia | 14 (1.5) | –* |
| Fire, burns or electrocution | –* | –* |
| Poisons: toxins | –* | –* |
| Unknown | –* | –* |
*
Values suppressed owing to small numbers (< 5 deaths).