Table 1 Recent and lifetime prevalence of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts among Indigenous populations in Canada
Region, Indigenous Group | Number of survey participants | Age Group | Suicidal Thoughts | Suicide Attempts | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recent | Lifetime | Recent | Lifetime | ||||
Canada | |||||||
 General Population | ~ 65,000 | 15+ | 2.5% | 12.3% | 0.4% | 3.4% | CCHS (2015) |
 First Nations (Off Reserve) | 28,409a | 18+ | 5.2% | 14.7% | – | – | APS (2012) |
 Inuit | – | 18+ | 5.5% | 15.2% | – | – | APS (2012) |
 Métis | – | 18+ | 3.8% | 12.8% | – | – | APS (2012) |
Nunavut | |||||||
 Inuit | 1,710 | 18+ | 14.0% | 48.0% | 5.0% | 29.0% | IHS-NU (2008) |
 Inuit | 1,581 | 18+ | 5.8% | 16.3% | – | – | APS (2012) |
Ontario | |||||||
 First Nations (On Reserve) | 1,500 | 18+ | 18.6% | 25.3% | 10.5% b | 13.4% | FNRHS (2008/10) |
 First Nations (Off Reserve) | 4,286a | 18+ | 6.4% b | 12.2% | – | – | APS (2012) |
 Métis | – | 18+ | 3.2% b | 15.7% | – | – | APS (2012) |
Alberta | |||||||
 First Nations (On Reserve) | 1,418 | 18+ | 15.2% | 22.1% | – | 14.4% | FNRHS (2008/10) |
 First Nations (Off Reserve) | 3,765a | 18+ | 5.5%b | 18.6% | – | – | APS (2012) |
 Métis | – | 18+ | 4.3%b | 13.8% | – | – | APS (2012) |