This statistic displays the percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada that are attributable to accidental, intentional or unknown causes in fiscal year 2016-2017, by age. According to the data, 61 percent of opioid hospitalizations among those aged less than 15 years were attributable to accidental opioid poisonings.
Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason*
* This statistic uses fiscal year data, from April 1 of one year to March 31 of the next year.
Quebec and Nunavut data is from 2015–2016 (the most recent year of data available).
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CIHI. (September 27, 2017). Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/791495/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-reasons-in-canada-by-age/
CIHI. "Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason*." Chart. September 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791495/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-reasons-in-canada-by-age/
CIHI. (2017). Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/791495/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-reasons-in-canada-by-age/
CIHI. "Percentage of Opioid Poisoning Hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by Age Group and Reason*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791495/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-reasons-in-canada-by-age/
CIHI, Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/791495/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-reasons-in-canada-by-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Percentage of opioid poisoning hospitalizations in Canada in 2016-2017, by age group and reason* [Graph], CIHI, September 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/791495/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-reasons-in-canada-by-age/
