Deaths of Shelter Residents
Higher rates of illness and premature death among the homeless population have been widely recognized. The City is committed to identifying and responding in a timely manner to new and emerging issues in the shelter system. That is why when residents or recent residents of Toronto shelters die, operators must notify the City within 24 hours and submit a written report within 30 days.
The Shelter, Support & Housing Administration Division has collected this information since 2007 and conducts an annual review of the data. Read the 2019 Annual Review.
A Note About Privacy
For reasons of client privacy and respect for confidentiality, even in death, we are not able to provide names, dates of birth, place of death, or any other information that might identify the deceased. We can present this data in aggregate form only. Additionally, shelter operators are not generally advised of cause of death information or presented with a Medical Certificate of Death because this information is not readily shared with anyone other than next of kin.
Deaths of clients of shelters funded by the City of Toronto
Yearly statistics going back to 2007 are provided in the tables below. For more detailed statistics, see Toronto Public Health’s Monitoring Deaths of Homeless People.
2022 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Transgender/Non-binary |
| January |
14 |
10 |
4 |
0 |
| February |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
| March |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| April |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| May |
12 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
| June |
|
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|
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| July |
|
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|
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| August |
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|
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| September |
|
|
|
|
| October |
|
|
|
|
| November |
|
|
|
|
| December |
|
|
|
|
| Total |
49 |
40 |
9 |
0 |
| Average Age |
47 |
48 |
41 |
n/a |
2021 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Transgender/Non-binary |
| January |
12 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| February |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| March |
11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
| April |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| May |
13 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
| June |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| July |
11 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| August |
17 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
| September |
12 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
| October |
19 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
| November |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
| December |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
132 |
96 |
31 |
5 |
| Average Age |
47 |
48 |
48 |
33 |
2020 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Transgender/Non-binary |
| January |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| February |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| March |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| April |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| May |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| June |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| July |
13 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
| August |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| September |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| October |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| November |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
| December |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Total |
74 |
54 |
19 |
1 |
| Average Age |
50.8 |
51.3 |
50.1 |
n/a* |
*For privacy, two or more cases are required to report the average.
2019 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| February |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| March |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| April |
9 |
6 |
3 |
| May |
6 |
6 |
0 |
| June |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| August |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| September |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| October |
6 |
6 |
0 |
| November |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| December |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Total |
48 |
38 |
10 |
| Average Age |
54.3 |
57.2 |
43.2 |
2018 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| February |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| March |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| April |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| May |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| June |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| July |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| August |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| September |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| October |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| November |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| December |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
26 |
23 |
3 |
| Average Age |
56.5 |
58.0 |
45.0 |
2017 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| February |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| March |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| April |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| May |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| June |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| July |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| August |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| September |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| October |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| November |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| December |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
35 |
23 |
12 |
| Average Age |
55.5 |
54.3 |
57.9 |
2016 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| February |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| March |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| April |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| May |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| June |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| July |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| August |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| September |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| October |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| November |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| December |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Total |
33 (13 inside shelter, 20 outside shelter) |
27 |
6 |
| Average Age |
55.6 |
57.5 |
47 |
2015 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
7 |
6 |
1 |
| February |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| March |
5 |
5 |
0 |
| April |
5 |
5 |
1 |
| May |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| June |
6 |
6 |
0 |
| July |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| August |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| September |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| October |
5 |
5 |
0 |
| November |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| December |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
45 (9 inside shelter, 36 outside shelter) |
41 |
4 |
| Average Age |
58.3 |
57.8 |
64 |
2014 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| February |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| March |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| April |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| May |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| June |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| July |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| August |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| September |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| October |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| November |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| December |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Total |
30 |
26 |
4 |
| Average Age |
57.3 |
57.3 |
57.5 |
2013 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| February |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| March |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| April |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| May |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| June |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| July |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| August |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| September |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| October |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| November |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| December |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Total |
16 |
13 |
3 |
| Average Age |
52.1 |
50.5 |
59 |
2012 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| February |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| March |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| April |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| May |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| June |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| August |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| September |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| October |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| November |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| December |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Total |
18 |
18 |
0 |
| Average Age |
52.7 |
52.7 |
n/a |
2011 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| February |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| March |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| April |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| May |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| June |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| July |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| August |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| September |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| October |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| November |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| December |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| Total |
21 |
15 |
6 |
| Average Age |
54 |
53.1 |
56.2 |
2010 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| February |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| March |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| April |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| May |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| June |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| July |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| August |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| September |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| October |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| November |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| December |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Total |
21 |
11 |
10 |
| Average Age |
54.2 |
53 |
55.6 |
2009 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| February |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| March |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| April |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| May |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| June |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| July |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| August |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| September |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| October |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| November |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| December |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
16 |
14 |
2 |
| Average Age |
56.3 |
59.1 |
36.5 |
2008 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| February |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| March |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| April |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| May |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| June |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| July |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| August |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| September |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| October |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| November |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| December |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Total |
26 |
19 |
7 |
| Average Age |
50.2 |
47.4 |
57.6 |
2007 Shelter Resident Deaths
| Month |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| January |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| February |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| March |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| April |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| May |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| June |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| July |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| August |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| September |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| October |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| November |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| December |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Total |
24 |
22 |
2 |
| Average Age |
52.4 |
527 |
49.5 |
