Recently released data for the first six months of 2024 from Toronto Public Health has found that the median age of death for women experiencing homelessness in the city is just 36.
In 2022, unhoused women who died in Toronto were on average 42 years old. That number was 43 in 2023.
The median age at death for men experiencing homelessness in the first half of 2024 was 50.
Torontonians residents, in general, live much longer with men typically dying at the age of 78 and women at the age of 85, according to 2022 data.
While I agree with the added risks of attack for homeless women, I wonder if homeless men are even able to get manual labour jobs either. I mean, you still need to get through the interview for those things. Even the lowest qualification jobs I’ve done still went through the routine of having you come in to sign some documents to officiate it all, and officially showing up and giving your name is the interview, which means it’s the best chance to get rejected.