Numbers of substance-related toxicity deaths by drug type (Filter by Drug Type, Health Zone of Residence, Manner of Death).

Numbers of drug toxicity fatalities in Nova Scotia by month and drug type (note: counts by drug type are not mutually exclusive as many deaths caused by polydrug toxicity)

Rates of specific causes or types of death by geographic area

Rates of specific causes or types of death by geographic area

Mean Annual Substance-related Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population by Drug Type (Filter by Drug Type, Health Zone of Residence, Manner of Death)

Mean Annual Substance-related Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population by Health Zone of Residence (filter by drug type).

This dataset contains frequencies, rates, and proportions that describe drug toxicity deaths in Nova Scotia over time and space and by certain demographic and contextual characteristics. See usage considerations for further details on these data.

This graph describes the proportions of drug toxicity deaths where manner was certified as accident in terms of whether any opioids, stimulants, both or neither contributed to the toxicity death. Percentages by category are presented for accidental toxicity deaths in Nova Scotia each year.
Please note that many toxicity deaths have multiple drugs certified as the cause of the toxicity death (i.e. multi-drug toxicity caused death).

This graph describes the living situation at the time of death of those who died of drug toxicity in Nova Scotia each year. See the attachment in the source data page https://data.novascotia.ca/Health-and-Wellness/Numbers-and-rates-of-substance-related-fatalities-/iu6y-z4n3 for the classifications and definitions of the types of living situations summarized here.