Quarterly Update from the Office of the Chief Coroner - Opioid Toxicity Deaths in Ontario - Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by month, January 2018-

Number of Deaths Rate per 100,000 Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by age group, 2018-2024 (Q1) 250 200 Age Group 0-19 150 20-29 30-39 40-49 100 50-59 60-69 50 70+ 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Age groups 30-59 continue to be most impacted, accounting for 71% of deaths in Q1 2024. [...] # of deaths Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by sex, 2018-2024 (Q1) 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Female Male 3 in 4 deaths have been among males since the start of the pandemic. [...] # of deaths Living Arrangements at time of death among Opioid Toxicity deaths in Ontario, 2018-2024 Q1 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Private dwelling Other Homeless (including unsheltered, emergency sheltered, provisionally accommodated, or at immediate risk of homelessness) Unknown Ma. [...] # of deaths % of deaths Opioid Toxicity Deaths in Ontario with reported naloxone administration where a bystander was reported to be present, 2018-2024 Q1 180 70% 65% 62% 160 60% 59% 59% 57% 57% 57% 58% 60% 56% 56% 53% 53% 140 52% 52% 51% 49% 48% 48% 50% 45% 46% 46% 120 41% 40% 100 80 29% 30% 30% 60 20% 40 10% 20 0 0% Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2018. [...] # of deaths % of deaths Opioid Toxicity Deaths in Ontario by Presumed Mode of Use, 2018-2024 Q1 1000 56% 60%56% 54% 54% 53% 52% 900 51% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 48% 50% 800 44% 44% 45%43% 700 40% 37% 38% 40% 600 34% 30% 29% 30% 500 30% 400 19% 20% 300 200 10% 100 0 0% Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Evidence of inhalation onl.