Quarterly Update from the Office of the Chief Coroner - Opioid Toxicity Deaths in Ontario - Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by month, Jan 2018-March 2023

Opioid-related deaths in Ontario , 2003-2020* Quarterly Update from the Office of the Chief Coroner Opioid Toxicity Deaths in Ontario Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by month, Jan 2018-March 2023 300 250 Start of COVID-19 pandemic 200 150 Probable 100 Confirmed 50 0 J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M M J S N J M 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Average deaths per month* 126 130 205. [...] 2 Source: Office of Chief Coroner (OCC) - Data effective August 1, 2023 *includes both confirmed and probable opioid-related deaths, preliminary and subject to change # of deaths Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by year, 2003-2023 (Q1) Number of Deaths Rate per 100,000 3500 19.3 20 17.117.5 18 16.6 3000 16 2500 14 10.7 122000 10.4 9.1 10 1500 2858 8 6.2 2461 2538 4.9 5.31000 6 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.4 4.7. [...] 3 Source: Office of Chief Coroner (OCC) - Data effective August 1, 2023 *includes both confirmed and probable opioid-related deaths, preliminary and subject to change. [...] Source: Office of Chief Coroner (OCC) - Data effective August 1, 2023 4 *includes both confirmed and probable opioid-related deaths, preliminary and subject to change # of deaths Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by sex, 2018-2023 (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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Female Male 3 in 4 deaths have been among mal. [...] Source: Office of Chief Coroner (OCC) - Data effective August 1, 2023 5 *includes both confirmed and probable opioid-related deaths, preliminary and subject to change # of deaths Substances involved in opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario, 2018-2023 (Q1) % of Opioid Toxicity Deaths by Year 2023 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 (Q1) Non-Pharmaceutical Opioids Total fentanyl/Fentanyl analogues 67.9 75.0 85.7 8.