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Accidental drug poisoning deaths, by sex, 2000 to 2023

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number of deaths 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 MalesMales FemalesFemales
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Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database (3233).

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Accidental drug poisoning deaths, by sex, 2000 to 2023, number of deaths
  Males Females
2000 549 246
2001 563 248
2002 597 284
2003 514 244
2004 561 241
2005 631 299
2006 715 327
2007 777 369
2008 719 435
2009 831 413
2010 868 456
2011 950 503
2012 1,011 527
2013 1,053 515
2014 1,191 578
2015 1,503 673
2016 2,345 941
2017 3,412 1,146
2018 3,421 1,252
2019 2,870 1,169
2020 4,847 1,565
2021 5,472 1,933
2022 5,347 1,832
2023 5,198 1,964
Source(s):
Canadian Vital Statistics - Death database (3233).
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