Overdose deaths snapshot in 2022 There were 2,356 drug-induced deaths in Australia in 2022, which is 79 more deaths than in 2021. [...] The rate per 100,000 population of all drug-induced deaths increased from 8.7 in 2021 to 8.8 deaths in 2022. [...] In 2022, the number of drug induced deaths (2,356) was almost double the number of road traffic deaths (1,276). [...] o The number of all drug-induced deaths first surpassed the number of deaths from road traffic accidents in 2008, and the gap has continued to widen. [...] In 2022, all drug-induced deaths accounted for 69,815 years of potential life lost, 31 years per person.1 Key contributing drugs to overdose deaths in 2022 Opioids were the most common drug involved in unintentional deaths, increasing by 68 deaths since 2021.
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