Figure 5.4.5: Opioid-Related ED Visits by Sex
Age standardized rates per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London, 2017
Source:
Ambulatory Emergency External Cause [2017], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH ONTARIO, Date Extracted: Jan 24, 2019; Population Estimates [2017], Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: May 22, 2018Males had nearly a 50% higher rate of opioid-related visits to the emergency department compared to females in 2017. The rate in males was 174.8 per 100,000 compared to 119.6 in females.