In 2018, among Canadians aged 65 years and older who were prescribed opioids almost 25 percent received a long-term therapy, in comparison to 0.2 percent among persons under the age of 15 years. This statistic shows the proportion of people who were prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group.
Share of Canadians prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group*
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CIHI. (October 17, 2019). Share of Canadians prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074865/proportion-prescribed-long-term-opioid-therapy-canada-by-age/?session=b3cb9da3cbaeb0cbb9694963eebe7c23
CIHI. "Share of Canadians prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group*." Chart. October 17, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074865/proportion-prescribed-long-term-opioid-therapy-canada-by-age/?session=b3cb9da3cbaeb0cbb9694963eebe7c23
CIHI. (2019). Share of Canadians prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074865/proportion-prescribed-long-term-opioid-therapy-canada-by-age/?session=b3cb9da3cbaeb0cbb9694963eebe7c23
CIHI. "Share of Canadians Prescribed Long-term Opioid Therapy in Canada in 2018, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074865/proportion-prescribed-long-term-opioid-therapy-canada-by-age/?session=b3cb9da3cbaeb0cbb9694963eebe7c23
CIHI, Share of Canadians prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074865/proportion-prescribed-long-term-opioid-therapy-canada-by-age/?session=b3cb9da3cbaeb0cbb9694963eebe7c23 (last visited July 17, 2024)
Share of Canadians prescribed long-term opioid therapy in Canada in 2018, by age group* [Graph], CIHI, October 17, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074865/proportion-prescribed-long-term-opioid-therapy-canada-by-age/?session=b3cb9da3cbaeb0cbb9694963eebe7c23
