Coroner’s office starts releasing stats on suicide deaths in Saskatchewan – CBC

More men than women died by suicide, high numbers of young people, statistics show

Aug 16, 2018

Nearly 1,900 people in Saskatchewan have lost their lives to suicide in the past 12 years, according to new figures published by the provincial coroner.

Posted to the corner’s website, the statistics show how many suicide deaths its office has seen in the province from 2005 to 2017.

​Statistics shows 1,895 people died because of suicide during that time, 1,421 of whom were men and 474 women. It shows over the years the number of suicide deaths has not decreased, but remained relatively static, with fluctuations from year to year.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-suicide-coroner-1.4787098