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Fewer persons died from drugs in 2022 than in the year before

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review | Causes of death 2023

According 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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11ay
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Underlying cause of death (time series classification)
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year
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11az
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Underlying cause of death (time series classification)
  • Age
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year
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year
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11b2
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Accidents and violence (classification of external causes)
  • Age
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year
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year
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11bd
Classifications used:
  • Underlying cause of death (ICD-10, 3-character level)
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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11be
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Underlying cause of death (ICD-10, 3-character level)
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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11bf
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Underlying cause of death (time series classification)
Reference period cycle:
month
Updating frequency:
year
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11bx
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
  • Alcohol-related deaths
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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11by
Classifications used:
  • Sex
  • Age
Reference period cycle:
year
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year
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11c1
Classifications used:
  • Age
  • Grounds for investigating the cause of death
  • Sex
Reference period cycle:
year
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year
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12d9
Classifications used:
  • Drug (Selection B)
  • Age
  • Sex
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
year
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13u5
Classifications used:
  • Underlying cause of death (time series classification)
  • Wellbeing services county
Reference period cycle:
year
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year
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Causes of death [online publication].
Reference period: 2023. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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