Description for Chart 7
Age-standardized suicide rates, by marital status and sex, 2007

This vertical bar chart illustrates the age-standardized suicide rate of the Canadian population by marital status and sex in 2007.
The Y axis measures the rate of suicides per 100,000 population, and increases by increments of 5 from 0 to 30.
On the X axis, from left to right, are the marital status categories: single, married, divorced, and widowed. Each marital status category has two vertical bars to represent sex: one for males and one for females.
Among single Canadians, the age-standardized suicide rate per 100,000 was 25.6 for males and 7.7 for females.
Among married Canadians, the age-standardized suicide rate per 100,000 was 8.2 for males and 2.3 for females.
Among divorced Canadians, the age-standardized suicide rate per 100,000 was 15.0 for males and 6.0 for females.
Among widowed Canadians, the age-standardized suicide rate per 100,000 was 18.2 for males and 15.3 for females.

Sources:  Statistics Canada, Canadian Vital Statistics Death Database; Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 051-0010 - Estimates of population, by marital status, age group and sex for July 1, Canada, provinces and territories, annual (persons).