Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database, 2006 to 2023
Released: 2023-08-18
New information from the Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database (CCMED) is now available upon request. The CCMED is a database developed at Statistics Canada in collaboration with the provincial and territorial Chief Coroners and Chief Medical Examiners and the Public Health Agency of Canada.
The availability of national-level information about circumstances of deaths will strengthen the ability to respond to these deaths and protect Canadians from further preventable deaths.
Note to readers
Data are preliminary and include only closed cases.
Currently, the Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database combines information from 12 provincial and territorial databases to provide national level information on the circumstances related to deaths reported to and investigated by coroners and medical examiners.
Contact information
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).
- Date modified: