Summary information for all deaths included in the main analyses, with 1 or more cocaine, opioid or amphetamine toxicity (T codes) present in the vital statistics record
| Characteristic | No. (%) of deaths | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocaine only n = 561 | Opioids only n = 1682 | Amphetamines only n = 133 | ≥ 2 drugs n = 1398 | |
| Median age, yr | 42 | 44 | 37 | 40 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 120 (21.4) | 500 (29.7) | 35 (26.3) | 328 (23.5) |
| Male | 441 (78.6) | 1182 (70.3) | 98 (73.7) | 1070 (76.5) |
| Climatic area | ||||
| Coast | 436 (77.7) | 1255 (74.6) | 113 (85.0) | 1102 (78.8) |
| Dry plateau | 70 (12.5) | 242 (14.4) | 7 (5.3) | 155 (11.1) |
| Mountain | 21 (3.7) | 103 (6.1) | 5 (3.8) | 41 (2.9) |
| North | 23 (4.1) | 57 (3.4) | 1 (0.8) | 51 (3.6) |
| Unknown | 11 (2.0) | 25 (1.5) | 7 (5.3) | 49 (3.5) |