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

Source: Office of Chief Coroner (OCC) - Data effective November 10 2023 3 Includes confirmed and probable opioid toxicity deaths and ongoing investigations where information may be pending. [...] Number of Deaths Rate per 100,000 Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by age group, 2018-2023 (Q1 & Q2) 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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Age groups 30-59 continue to be most impacted, accounting for 74% of deaths in Q2 2023. [...] # of deaths Opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario by sex, 2018-2023 (Q1 & Q2) 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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 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, 2018-2023 (Q1 & Q2) 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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Private dwelling Other Homeless (including unsheltered, emergency sheltered, provisionally accommodated, or at immediate risk of homelessness) Unknown Majority. [...] # of deaths % of deaths Opioid Toxicity Deaths in Ontario by Presumed Mode of Use, 2018-2023 (Q1 & Q2) 1000 56% 60% 54% 54% 55%53% 52% 900 51% 50% 48% 49% 50% 800 44% 44% 43% 44% 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 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Evidence of inhalation only Evidence of inha.