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Table 3 Total counts (n), crude mortality ratesa, 95% confidence intervals, and average annual percent change (AAPC) for substance poisoning deaths by sex and intent (intentional versus unintentional) in Canada, 2014 – 2017

From: Polysubstance use poisoning deaths in Canada: an analysis of trends from 2014 to 2017 using mortality data

 

2014

2015

2016

2017

AAPC (%)

Unintentional

 Both sexes

  n

1949

2047

2655

3882

 

  Rate

5.50

5.73

7.35

10.64

26.6*

  95 % CI

(5.26, 5.74)

(5.48, 5.98)

(7.07, 7.63)

(10.30, 10.97)

(2.3, 56.8)

 Males

  n

1374

1476

1958

2943

 

  rate

7.81

8.33

10.93

16.25

29.9*

  95 % CI

(7.40, 8.22)

(7.91, 8.76)

(10.44, 11.41)

(15.66, 16.84)

(4.6, 61.3)

 Females

  n

575

571

697

939

 

  Rate

3.22

3.18

3.83

5.10

18.0

  95 % CI

(2.96, 3.48)

(2.92, 3.44)

(3.55, 4.11)

(4.77, 5.43)

(-3.2, 43.7)

Intentional

 Both sexes

  n

332

351

363

330

 

  Rate

0.94

0.98

1.01

0.90

-0.90

  95 % CI

(0.84, 1.04)

(0.88, 1.09)

(0.90, 1.11)

(0.81, 1.00)

(-11.6, 11.1)

 Males

  n

154

187

175

171

 

  Rate

0.88

1.05

0.97

0.94

1.1

  95 % CI

(0.74, 1.01)

(0.90, 1.21)

(0.83, 1.12)

(0.80, 1.08)

(-15.7, 21.4)

 Females

  n

178

165

189

159

 

  Rate

1.00

0.91

1.04

0.86

-2.8

  95 % CI

(0.85, 1.14)

(0.77, 1.05)

(0.89, 1.18)

(0.73, 1.00)

(-18.5, 16.0)

  1. a Rates are deaths per 100,000 population.
  2. * Indicates a significant increasing trend from 2014 to 2017, p < 0.05.