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Table 5 Total counts (n), crude mortality ratesa, 95% confidence intervals, and average annual percent change (AAPC) for unintentional polysubstance poisoning deaths by sex, 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 (%)

Males

 Opioids + Cocaine

  n

140

160

232

480

 

  Rate

0.80

0.90

1.29

2.65

55.5*

  95 % CI

(0.67, 0.93)

(0.76, 1.04)

(1.13, 1.46)

(2.41, 2.89)

(5.3, 129.4)

 Opioids + Other CNS Stimulantsb

  n

26

58

166

349

 

  Rate

0.15

0.33

0.92

1.93

133.1**

  95 % CI

(0.09, 0.21)

(0.24, 0.41)

(0.78, 1.06)

(1.72, 2.13)

(87.7, 189.6)

 Opioids + Alcohol

  n

122

132

135

169

 

  Rate

0.70

0.74

0.75

0.94

9.9

  95 % CI

(0.57, 0.82)

(0.62, 0.87)

(0.63, 0.88)

(0.79, 1.08)

(-3.5, 25.0)

 Opioids + Cocaine + Other CNS Stimulantsb

  n

24

41

86

142

 

  Rate

0.14

0.23

0.48

0.78

79.9*

  95 % CI

(0.08, 0.19)

(0.16, 0.30)

(0.38, 0.58)

(0.65, 0.91)

(53.4, 110.9)

 Opioids + Cocaine + Alcohol

  n

49

60

82

143

 

  Rate

0.28

0.34

0.46

0.79

44.4*

  95 % CI

(0.20, 0.36)

(0.25, 0.43)

(0.36, 0.56)

(0.66, 0.92)

(13.3, 83.8)

Females

 Opioids + Cocaine

  n

44

44

64

107

 

  Rate

0.25

0.24

0.35

0.58

37.4

  95 % CI

(0.17, 0.32)

(0.17, 0.32)

(0.27, 0.44)

(0.47, 0.69)

(-0.6, 90.1)

 Opioids + Other CNS Stimulantsb

  n

8

16

61

97

 

  Rate

0.04

0.09

0.34

0.53

118.1*

  95 % CI

-

(0.04, 0.13)

(0.25, 0.42)

(0.42, 0.63)

(10.2, 331.7)

 Opioids + Other CNS Depressants

  n

57

70

66

67

 

  Rate

0.32

0.39

0.37

0.37

2.9

  95 % CI

(0.24, 0.40)

(0.30, 0.48)

(0.28, 0.45)

(0.28, 0.45)

(-13.4, 22.3)

 Opioids + Alcohol

  n

41

36

27

39

 

  Rate

0.23

0.20

0.15

0.21

-4.6

  95 % CI

(0.16, 0.30)

(0.14, 0.27)

(0.09, 0.21)

(0.15, 0.28)

(-34.1, 38.1)

 Opioids + Cocaine + Other CNS Stimulantsb

  n

14

19

25

38

 

  Rate

0.08

0.11

0.14

0.21

38.4**

  95 % CI

(0.04, 0.12)

(0.06, 0.15)

(0.08, 0.19)

(0.14, 0.27)

(25.3, 52.8)

  1. a Rates are deaths per 100,000 population
  2. b Stimulants excluding cocaine e.g., methamphetamine
  3. “-“ indicates that the 95% CI is not reliable enough to report
  4. * Indicates a significant increasing trend from 2014 to 2017, p<0.05
  5. ** Indicates a significant increasing trend from 2014 to 2017, p<0.01