Suicides accounted for roughly 10 per cent of all the deaths reported in that time span. So far this year, that number has jumped to 17 per cent — 18 out of 106 deaths so far in 2022.

In an unusual move on Monday, the Northwest Territories chief coroner released early data on suicide in the territory after noticing an "alarming" upsurge in these kinds of deaths. Twenty-nine people ...

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories health minister says recent statistics indicating an increase in suicides in the territory are “devastating.” N.W.T. chief coroner Garth Eggenberger ...

SUICIDES increased by 33 percent in 2024, while attempted suicides decreased by 38 percent. According to police statistics released this week, there were eight suicides in 2024, up from six in 2023.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories health minister says recent statistics indicating an increase in suicides in the territory are "devastating." N.W.T.

Since 2011, there have been an average of 10 suicides annually, with a peak of 13 in 2014 and 2018. By the end of the third quarter of 2022, there had been 18 confirmed suicides.