Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada: Health Infobase

The most recent available data on overdoses and deaths involving opioids and/or stimulants from January 2016 to September 2023 in Canada, where available.

  • Last updated: 2024-03-27

Number and rates (per 100,000 population) of by province and territory in

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This update is based on data submitted to or extracted by the Public Health Agency of Canada on or before . Due to differences in identifying and reporting cases, comparisons over time and between provinces and territories should be interpreted with caution.

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Number and crude rate (per 100,000 population) of total apparent opioid toxicity deaths by province and territory in 2021 by year.

Region Number Crude rate

Number of total apparent opioids toxicity deaths by quarter in Canada.

Year Quarter Number

Acknowledgments

We recognize that the data in this report may represent stories of pain, grief, and trauma. This report cannot adequately reflect the burden borne by Canadians. We acknowledge all those impacted by substance use, and those who work to save lives and reduce substance-related harms on individuals and communities.

This update would not be possible without the collaboration and dedication of provincial and territorial (PT) offices of Chief Coroners and Chief Medical Examiners as well as PT public health and health partners and Emergency Medical Services data providers. We would also like to acknowledge the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) for collecting and providing the data used for reporting opioid- and stimulant-related poisoning hospitalizations.

Suggested Citation

Federal, provincial, and territorial Special Advisory Committee on the Epidemic of Opioid Overdoses. Opioid- and Stimulant-related Harms in Canada. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada; March 2024. https://health-infobase.canada.ca/substance-related-harms/opioids-stimulants/

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