Thank you for visiting our stats page.  We hope this information can be helpful.

Caution:  Stats can be very misleading.  Each province has its own criteria for labeling infant and childhood deaths.

In Ontario, an infant’s death can only be called a SIDS death if the baby dies with outside stressors: bedding, tummy sleep and co-sleeping to name a few.  All other deaths are referred to as SUD- Sudden Unexpectant Death.

Some provinces use different names- SIDS, Consistent with SIDS, True SIDS, Unexplained, Undetermined, Natural, and the list continues.

For a true number of deaths, you would have to add all categories together.

Please remember, the definition of SIDS changed in 2000 so it is impossible to compare deaths prior to 2000 with those of today.  Yes, the SIDS rate has been lowered but to what extent is difficult to determine because of the definition change.

Infant deaths due to SIDS and SUD in Canada by year, 1993-2002 - pdf

Infant deaths due to SIDS and SUD in Canada by P/Ts, 1993-2002 - pdf

The Estimated Typical Effects of SIDS in Canada in one year - pdf

Number of SIDS Deaths in Canada:1990-2003 - pdf

Perinatal mortality (per 1,000 total births) in Ontario, 1981-2002 - pdf