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Illicit Drug Deaths - 1997 to 2005

BC CORONERS SERVICE

Chief Coroner of British Columbia

Metrotower II Suite 800

4720 Kingsway
Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4N2

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BC Coroners reports

In 2006 the BC Coroners Service changed the information that it would make public.

Overdose deaths in BC 2006-2015 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2010 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2009 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2008 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2007 .pdf

BC Annual Report 2006 .pdf

Age Category	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
20 and under	7	8	7	5	7	7	10	12	6
21-30 years	38	43	34	39	52	38	49	73	61
31-40 years	63	57	49	56	97	101	111	173	141
41-50 years	73	57	72	56	65	73	82	122	81
51-60 years	26	26	22	12	19	28	24	35	17
Over 60	4	2	6	2	6	1	2	2	4
TOTAL	211	193	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

Gender	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Female	52	45	38	40	53	41	49	74	44
Male	159	148	152	130	193	207	229	343	266
Total	211	193	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

Classification	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Accident	0	151	170	158	223	234	266	396	300
Homicide	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Natural	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Suicide	0	17	10	8	15	10	6	18	8
Undetermined	211	25	8	4	8	3	6	3	2
TOTAL	211	193	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

Classification

Ethnicity	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
First Nations	0	18	19	5	8	10	13	30	25
Non-First Nations	0	153	167	165	238	238	265	387	285
Unknown	211	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	211	193	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

Month	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
January	0	9	13	7	24	28	29	28	29
February	0	14	7	17	24	27	16	27	28
March	0	18	10	16	23	27	23	40	18
April	0	18	19	21	25	17	17	51	29
May	0	18	9	15	22	27	24	43	18
June	0	17	14	16	16	17	22	32	21
July	0	14	21	21	18	21	23	36	29
August	0	11	27	11	21	11	24	32	25
September	0	12	12	14	25	9	24	27	28
October	0	12	16	14	19	26	24	41	33
November	0	10	17	9	16	17	27	34	21
December	0	18	21	9	13	21	25	26	31
Unknown	211	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	211	193	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

Region	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
FRASER	60	48	55	47	74	78	91	104	90
INTERIOR	30	27	34	23	25	24	15	36	17
ISLAND	49	37	37	40	45	40	48	58	43
METRO	62	71	58	53	94	95	116	199	148
NORTH	10	10	6	7	8	11	8	20	12
TOTAL	211	190	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

Weekday	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997
Sunday	0	27	28	22	35	32	34	61	38
Monday	0	18	28	15	26	27	29	46	31
Tuesday	0	23	20	23	22	26	31	46	30
Wednesday	0	22	24	26	49	33	44	48	53
Thursday	0	29	26	17	36	39	51	72	54
Friday	0	24	26	33	38	46	39	74	53
Saturday	0	28	34	34	40	45	50	70	51
Unkown	211	22	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	211	193	190	170	246	248	278	417	310

A Town / City breakdown is available on the .pdf Illicit Drug Overdose Deaths

BC Coroners Service Reports

Motor Vehicle Accidental Deaths

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