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Distribution of deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2022, by age

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John Elflein,

Aug 10, 2023

In 2022, around 28 percent of opioid overdose deaths in Canada involved people aged 30 to 39 years. This statistic shows the distribution of accidental apparent deaths from opioid overdose in Canada in 2022, by age.

Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age

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June 2023

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Canada

Survey time period

2022

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Government of Canada. (June 26, 2023). Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/812284/deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-age-share/

Government of Canada. "Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812284/deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-age-share/

Government of Canada. (2023). Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812284/deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-age-share/

Government of Canada. "Distribution of Accidental Apparent Opioid Overdose Deaths in Canada in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812284/deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-age-share/

Government of Canada, Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812284/deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-age-share/ (last visited December 05, 2023)

Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age [Graph], Government of Canada, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/812284/deaths-from-opioid-overdose-canada-age-share/

Distribution of accidental apparent opioid overdose deaths in Canada in 2022, by age

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