Youth Substance-Related Hospitalizations in Canada 2018-2024

Health Canada's report details hospitalizations related to substance use among youth aged 10 to 24 from 2018 to 2024. It analyzes over 60,000 records by age, sex, province, income, location, and substance type. The data shows a 22% decline in the national hospitalization rate over the six-year period.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in hospitalization rates by age_group and sex over the 2018-2024 time_range.
• Compare leading substance causes (cannabis, alcohol) across different provinces or territories.
• Investigate correlations between income_level or urban_rural_location and hospitalization frequency.
• Examine the co-occurrence of mental health conditions with substance-related hospitalizations.

Strengths

• National coverage across all Canadian provinces and territories.
• Six-year temporal coverage from 2018 to 2024 enabling trend analysis.
• Includes demographic breakdowns by age, sex, income, and location.

Limitations

• Data is aggregated and reported, limiting access to raw patient-level records.
• Primary format is a PDF report, which may complicate direct computational analysis.
• Specific row counts and granular column details are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Health Canada

Collection Method

Administrative health data analysis.

Time Range

2018 to 2024

Freshness

Report published in March 2026, covering data up to 2024.

Geography

Canada (national, provincial, territorial)