Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoOpioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dyingwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up122arrow-down1external-linkOpioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dyingwww.cbc.caOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoDid the per capita rates drop, or just the total numbers? This makes a big difference, IMO.
minus-squareOtter Raft@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoPer capita as well but it varies by region, there is an interactive graph on the article
minus-squareShowroom7561@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month ago there is an interactive graph on the article Whoa. Forget the year-to-year changes, what the actual fuck is up with BC, Alberta, and Yukon? 10x more deaths per capita vs a province like Quebec? Their numbers are so high that they completely skew the national average. This is awful. 😟
Did the per capita rates drop, or just the total numbers? This makes a big difference, IMO.
Per capita as well but it varies by region, there is an interactive graph on the article
Whoa. Forget the year-to-year changes, what the actual fuck is up with BC, Alberta, and Yukon? 10x more deaths per capita vs a province like Quebec? Their numbers are so high that they completely skew the national average.
This is awful. 😟