Suicide Fatalities in Nova Scotia by Year, Sex, and Health Zone

Suicide mortality data for Nova Scotia, Canada, includes counts and population-adjusted rates. The dataset is disaggregated by year, month, sex, health zone of residence, and specific method of suicide. It supports analysis of trends, demographic disparities, and geographic patterns in suicide fatalities.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in suicide rates using Year of death, Month of death, and Rate per 100,000 population
• Comparing suicide methods across demographic groups using Sex, Frequency of hanging/suffocation, and Frequency of gunshot wound
• Assessing geographic disparities in suicide incidence using Zone and Frequency
• Tracking changes in specific suicide methods over time using Year/month and Frequency of drug toxicity or gas or chemical asphyxia

Strengths

• Provides granular breakdowns by suicide method, sex, month, and health zone, enabling detailed subgroup analysis
• Includes population-adjusted rates (Rate per 100,000 population) for standardized comparisons
• Appears on multiple government platforms (Socrata, Open Canada), indicating official provenance and broad accessibility

Limitations

• Conflicting last updated dates: one source states 2026-04-17, another states 2026-03-04
• Row counts and dataset size are not provided by any source, limiting assessment of scale
• No explicit documentation on data collection methodology or case definition is included in the provided metadata

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Collection Method

Likely contains Medical Examiner or vital statistics records, based on tags and subject matter.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-17 15:30:57.020671

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada, disaggregated by health zones (Zone)