Image 1 — Ontario's opioid crisis is concentrated in the North — Thunder Bay's death rate is nearly 4× the provincial average
Image 2 — Ontario's opioid crisis is concentrated in the North — Thunder Bay's death rate is nearly 4× the provincial average
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Ontario's opioid crisis is concentrated in the North — Thunder Bay's death rate is nearly 4× the provincial average

Context: Ontario recorded 2,242 confirmed and probable opioid toxicity deaths in 2024. Rates varied substantially across the province’s 34 public health units, with the highest rates concentrated in Northern Ontario.

Source: Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario, via ODPRN; population estimates from Statistics Canada Table 17-10-0157-01

Full breakdown: https://opendatacanada.ca/articles/ontario-opioid-deaths-by-phu-2024

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