Table 1 
Death rates for accidental drug overdoses, by age group and sex, Canada, for selected years from 2000 to 2017 

Death rates for accidental drug overdoses, by age group and sex, Canada, for selected years from 2000 to 2017
  2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017
  mortality rates per 100,000 populationmortality rates per 100,000 populationmortality rates per 100,000 populationmortality rates per 100,000 populationmortality rates per 100,000 populationmortality rates per 100,000 population
Crude mortality rate by age group (years)            
0 to 4 0.06 0.06 0.16 0.10 0.15 0.10
5 to 9 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.00
10 to 14 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.15
15 to 19 0.91 0.74 1.33 1.77 2.45 4.35
20 to 24 1.84 2.24 3.66 6.39 9.01 12.53
25 to 29 2.94 3.39 4.33 8.85 12.57 19.62
30 to 34 5.15 3.90 5.43 9.47 17.20 22.71
35 to 39 4.98 5.97 5.56 9.62 13.03 21.39
40 to 44 5.23 5.04 7.12 9.66 12.00 17.13
45 to 49 4.62 5.65 8.45 9.20 13.00 19.90
50 to 54 3.18 4.67 6.30 9.95 13.46 17.34
55 to 59 2.70 2.78 4.42 7.80 10.13 12.95
60 to 64 2.07 1.11 3.74 5.53 6.31 9.97
65 to 69 0.88 1.17 1.98 3.00 3.45 5.01
70 to 74 1.19 0.77 1.79 1.47 2.25 1.96
75 to 79 1.24 1.62 1.53 1.32 2.27 1.89
80 to 84 0.81 1.75 2.48 2.59 1.89 1.46
85 to 89 2.18 1.87 2.87 2.14 2.91 3.24
90 and over 4.67 6.12 3.36 3.26 3.78 3.94
Crude mortality rate by sex            
Men 3.60 3.81 5.13 7.99 11.39 17.04
Women 1.59 1.78 2.63 3.54 4.55 5.53
Age-standardized mortality rate            
Men 3.48 3.71 5.10 8.05 11.51 17.31
Women 1.61 1.76 2.63 3.58 4.59 5.69
Both sexes 2.54 2.74 3.86 5.81 8.07 11.51
Source(s):
Canadian Vital Statistics: Death Database (3233) and population estimates (3604).
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