A Summary of the Alberta Suicide Data Report: Suicide and Self Inflicted Injury Among Albertans

This summary report provides statistical data on suicide & self-inflicted injury among Albertans. Charts illustrate: leading causes of death among Albertans; the leading causes of injury-related death in Alberta in 1997; suicide rates in Alberta compared to the rest of Canada; suicides & suicide attempts by gender in Alberta; the proportion of suicides by marital status; methods of suicides; regional trends; suicide among First Nations peoples; & suicide attempts. A brief list outlines risk factors & warning signs. Contact information is provided for each of the regional suicide prevention programs in Alberta.