Proportion of Canadians starting opioid therapy by age group 2013-2018
In 2018, among people in Canada aged 65 years and more 12.2 percent started an opioid therapy, compared to 7.1 percent among people aged 15 to 25 years. This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians starting opioid therapy from 2013 to 2018, by age group.