Table 4 Dispensing of prescription opioids across the years in four age-groups
From: Prescription opioid dispensing in New South Wales, Australia: spatial and temporal variation
| Â | Variable | Age-group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 0–19 | 20–44 | 45–64 | 65+ | |
2013 | Population (‘00,000) | 19.58 | 27.38 | 19.26 | 11.68 |
Person used prescription opioids (‘00,000) | 0.35 | 3.87 | 4.54 | 5.25 | |
Proportion used prescription opioids (%) | 1.78 | 14.13 | 23.57 | 44.95 | |
Amount of prescription opioids used (DDD) | 0.31 | 8.02 | 26.23 | 42.83 | |
2014 | Population (‘00,000) | 19.77 | 27.73 | 19.46 | 12.06 |
Person used prescription opioids (‘00,000) | 0.37 | 4.01 | 4.77 | 5.58 | |
Proportion used prescription opioids (%) | 1.78 | 14.46 | 24.51 | 46.26 | |
Amount of prescription opioids used (DDD) | 0.33 | 7.89 | 26.30 | 43.05 | |
2015 | Population (‘00,000) | 19.95 | 28.09 | 19.67 | 12.43 |
Person used prescription opioids (‘00,000) | 0.37 | 4.17 | 4.90 | 5.75 | |
Proportion used prescription opioids (%) | 1.85 | 14.84 | 24.91 | 46.26 | |
Amount of prescription opioids used (DDD) | 0.31 | 7.51 | 25.88 | 42.45 | |