Fewer persons died from drugs in 2022 than in the year before
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review | Causes of death 2023According to Statistics Finland, the growth in the number of drug-related deaths halted in 2022. A total of 250 persons died from drugs, which was good 37 persons fewer than in the year before. Drug-related deaths decreased especially among under those aged under 35. In 2022, a total of 108 persons died from drugs, which was 32 fewer than in the year before. The median age of those dying from drugs rose from 35 to 36 years.
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Age-standardised mortality among the working-age population in 2000 to 2022
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Causes of death [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 16.10.2024].
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