Table 3 Crude rates of fatal and non-fatal firearm injuries, by province/territory, Canada 2016 to 2020
Provinces/territories | Deaths*ƚ | Hospitalizationsǂ | Emergency department visits§ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI) | N (%) | Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI) | N (%) | Rate per 100,000 population (95% CI) | |
Total | 3935 | 2.13 (2.07, 2.20) | 3169 | 2.22 (2.14, 2.30) | 2847 | 3.06 (2.95, 3.18) |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 87 (2.21) | 3.31 (2.61, 4.00) | 26 (0.82) | 0.99 (0.61, 1.37) | – | – |
Prince Edward Island | 9 (0.23) | 1.18 (0.41, 1.95) | < 5 (< 5.0) | 0.26 (0.00, 0.63) | – | – |
Nova Scotia | 163 (4.14) | 3.41 (2.88, 3.93) | 69 (2.18) | 1.44 (1.10, 1.78) | – | – |
New Brunswick | 149 (3.79) | 3.87 (3.25, 4.49) | 53 (1.67) | 1.38 (1.01, 1.75) | – | – |
Quebec | 711 (18.07) | 1.70 (1.57, 1.82) | – | – | – | – |
Ontario | 1172 (29.78) | 1.64 (1.55, 1.74) | 1180 (37.24) | 1.66 (1.56, 1.75) | 1704 (59.85) | 2.39 (2.28, 2.50) |
Manitoba | 227 (5.77) | 3.37 (2.94, 3.81) | 268 (8.46) | 3.98 (3.51, 4.46) | – | – |
Saskatchewan | 248 (6.30) | 4.29 (3.75, 4.82) | 332 (10.48) | 5.74 (5.12, 6.36) | – | – |
Alberta | 658 (16.72) | 3.07 (2.83, 3.30) | 739 (23.32) | 3.44 (3.19, 3.68) | 1127 (39.59) | 5.25 (4.95, 5.60) |
British Columbia | 457 (11.61) | 1.83 (1.67, 2.00) | 472 (14.89) | 1.89 (1.72, 2.06) | – | – |
Yukon | – | – | 10 (0.32) | 4.99 (1.90, 8.08) | 16 (0.56) | 7.98 (4.07, 11.89) |
Northwest Territories | 11 (0.28) | 4.89 (2.00, 7.78) | 10 (0.32) | 4.44 (1.69, 7.20) | – | – |
Nunavut | 43 (1.09) | 22.7 (15.92, 29.49) | 5–9 (< 5.0) | 4.22 (1.30, 7.15) | – | – |