Deaths from suicide have risen from less than 0.5% of all deaths in 1921 to 2.1% in 1978, and rates of suicide increased from 5.7 to 14.8 per 100,000 for the same time period. This article provides international comparisons & examines provincial variation, age & sex, race, & marital status. Tables 1 through 4 illustrate data obtained. 13 Ref. (NBB)