This report presents findings on all drug-induced deaths (i.e., overdose and other drug-induced deaths where drugs have been deemed the underlying cause of death) in Australia from 1997 to 2020.
There were 6,389 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in Western Australia in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.57% of all hospitalisations in Western Australia.
There were 892 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in Australian Capital Territory in 2019-20.
There were 14,086 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in Victoria in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.49% of all hospitalisations in Victoria.
There were 969 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in Tasmania in 2019-20.
There were 5,157 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in South Australia in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.66% of all hospitalisations in South Australia.
There were 14,893 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in Queensland in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.55% of all hospitalisations in Queensland.
There were 919 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in Northern Territory in 2019-20.
There were 19,452 hospitalisations with a drug-related principal diagnosis in New South Wales in 2019-20, equivalent to 0.64% of all hospitalisations in New South Wales.
