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TABLE 43
DRUG-INDUCED DEATHS BY AGE AND GENDER
British Columbia, 2001

Table, Drug-Induced Deaths by Age and Gender

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HIGHLIGHTS TO TABLE 43
  • There were 312 deaths in the province from drug-induced causes in 2001. This grouping of underlying causes of death includes accidental drug poisonings, suicides involving drugs and adverse effects of drugs.

  • Two thirds (67.6%) of drug-induced deaths in 2001 were males (211), compared to 101 female deaths.

  • Drug-induced deaths occurred in every age group. More than half (54.5%) of the drug-induced deaths in the province occurred in the 25-44 age group (170 deaths) and a third (33.0%) were aged 45-64 (103 deaths).

  • For males, 90.0% of drug-induced deaths were in the 25-44 and 45-64 age groups combined (190 deaths). Female drug-induced deaths were similarly concentrated in these age groups, and accounted for 82.2% of female deaths (83) in this category.