Emergency department visits
Confirmed opioid overdoses
Figure: Emergency department visits for confirmed opioid overdoses, by month, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2022–2024
The data displayed in the figure above is displayed in an accessible format in the table below.
Table: Emergency department visits for confirmed opioid overdoses, by month, Sudbury and Manitoulin districts, 2022–2024
| Month | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 23 | 32 |
| February | 42 | 29 | 26 |
| March | 33 | 34 | 32 |
| April | 37 | 33 | 43 |
| May | 51 | 37 | 38 |
| June | 45 | 29 | 16 |
| July | 35 | 34 | 19 |
| August | 27 | 41 | - |
| September | 39 | 52 | - |
| October | 37 | 31 | - |
| November | 37 | 26 | - |
| December | 53 | 42 | - |
Note:
- These data include all unscheduled visits to emergency department in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts for which an opioid overdose was recorded as the main or other problem. Unconfirmed diagnoses are excluded
- Counts in recent months should be considered preliminary and are subject to change
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NARCS). Obtained from the Ontario Ministry of Health on August 18, 2024.
Figure: Annualized rates of emergency department visits for confirmed opioid overdoses, by quarter and geographic region, 2022–2024
The data displayed in the figure above is displayed in an accessible format in the table below.
Table: Annualized rates of emergency department visits for confirmed opioid overdoses per 100,000 population, by quarter and geographic region, 2022–2024
| Year | Months | Sudbury and districts | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | January to March | 214.0 | 82.9 |
| 2022 | April to June | 255.5 | 85.9 |
| 2022 | July to September | 193.2 | 80.8 |
| 2022 | October to December | 241.2 | 74.1 |
| 2023 | January to March | 162.2 | 78.8 |
| 2023 | April to June | 185.5 | 90.8 |
| 2023 | July to September | 236.5 | 90.2 |
| 2023 | October to December | 183.4 | 85.8 |
| 2024 | January to March | 165.8 | 72.8 |
| 2024 | April to June | 177.8 | 76.7 |
| 2024 | July to September | 104.1 | 52.1 |
| 2024 | October to December | - | - |
Note:
- These data include all unscheduled visits to emergency department for which an opioid overdose was recorded as the main or other problem. Unconfirmed diagnoses are excluded.
- Rates in recent months should be considered preliminary and are subject to change.
- Rates in each quarter have been “annualized”. They represent the annual rate that would be seen if the rate within that quarter persisted for a whole year.
- Population estimates for each month were derived by interpolating between annual population estimates or projections.
Sources: (1) Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NARCS). Obtained from the Ontario Ministry of Health on August 18, 2024.
(2) Ontario Ministry of Health, Population Estimates and Projections 2021–2025, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, accessed February 10, 2022
This item was last modified on August 20, 2024