From 2017 to 2018, around 53 percent of hospitalizations for harm caused by substance use in Canada were for alcohol. Types of harm included drug or alcohol overdose, severe withdrawal symptoms, injury caused by intoxication, chronic conditions such as liver cirrhosis, or drug-induced psychosis. This statistic shows the distribution of hospitalizations for harm attributed to substance use in Canada 2017 to 2018, by substance.
Distribution of hospital stays for harm caused by substance abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by cause
Percentages do not add to 100, as more than one substance can be
documented per hospitalization.
Hospital stays for conditions partially attributable to substance use (e.g. cancer, strokes, respiratory disease, trauma) were not included. Also, the stigma associated with substance use may influence what is recorded in hospital records and contribute to under-reporting of cases.
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CIHI. (November 1, 2019). Distribution of hospital stays for harm caused by substance abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101514/hospitalization-distribution-substance-abuse-canada-by-substance/
CIHI. "Distribution of hospital stays for harm caused by substance abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by cause." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101514/hospitalization-distribution-substance-abuse-canada-by-substance/
CIHI. (2019). Distribution of hospital stays for harm caused by substance abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101514/hospitalization-distribution-substance-abuse-canada-by-substance/
CIHI. "Distribution of Hospital Stays for Harm Caused by Substance Abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101514/hospitalization-distribution-substance-abuse-canada-by-substance/
CIHI, Distribution of hospital stays for harm caused by substance abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by cause Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101514/hospitalization-distribution-substance-abuse-canada-by-substance/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of hospital stays for harm caused by substance abuse in Canada from 2017 to 2018, by cause [Graph], CIHI, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101514/hospitalization-distribution-substance-abuse-canada-by-substance/
