In 2021, it was reported that for every hundred thousand people, 3.8 people died from any type of opioid-induced death across Australia. In comparison, there were 0.3 cocaine related deaths per 100,000 population in that same year.
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According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), drug-induced deaths are defined as those that can be directly attributable to drug use and includes both those due to acute toxicity (for example, drug overdose) and chronic use (for example, drug-induced cardiac conditions) as determined by toxicology and pathology reports. This classification excludes death solely attributable to alcohol and tobacco.
Drug types are recorded in deaths data as associated causes. As there can be more than one associated cause in a death, multiple drug types may have been reported on a single death record. As a result, the sum of each drug type may be more than the total number of deaths.
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AIHW. (September 28, 2023). Rate of drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2021, by drug type (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006695/australia-rate-of-drug-related-deaths-by-drug-type/
AIHW. "Rate of drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2021, by drug type (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006695/australia-rate-of-drug-related-deaths-by-drug-type/
AIHW. (2023). Rate of drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2021, by drug type (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006695/australia-rate-of-drug-related-deaths-by-drug-type/
AIHW. "Rate of Drug-induced Deaths in Australia in 2021, by Drug Type (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006695/australia-rate-of-drug-related-deaths-by-drug-type/
AIHW, Rate of drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2021, by drug type (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006695/australia-rate-of-drug-related-deaths-by-drug-type/ (last visited July 18, 2024)
Rate of drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2021, by drug type (per 100,000 population) [Graph], AIHW, September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1006695/australia-rate-of-drug-related-deaths-by-drug-type/