Table 2. Annual number of alcohol-attributable ED visits (2013–2015), hospitalizations (2013–2015), and deaths (2007–2011) average by diagnosis and sex, Ottawa.
| Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | |
| ED visits | 6081 | 100.0 | 3931 | 100.0 | 2149 | 100.0 |
| Mental health conditions | 5674 | 93.3 | 3677 | 93.5 | 1997 | 92.9 |
| Chronic disease | 388 | 6.4 | 263 | 6.7 | 124 | 5.8 |
| Alcohol poisoning | 107 | 1.8 | 53 | 1.4 | 54 | 2.5 |
| Fetal alcohol syndrome | 10 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Hospitalizations | 1269 | 100.0 | 801 | 100.0 | 470 | 100.0 |
| Injuries | 451 | 35.6 | 278 | 34.7 | 173 | 36.8 |
| Mental health conditions | 440 | 34.6 | 284 | 35.4 | 156 | 33.1 |
| Digestive diseases | 183 | 14.4 | 124 | 15.5 | 59 | 12.5 |
| Cancer | 70 | 5.5 | 37 | 4.6 | 35 | 7.4 |
| Low birth weight or FASD | 66 | 5.2 | 33 | 4.1 | 33 | 7.1 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 59 | 4.6 | 45 | 5.6 | 14 | 3.0 |
| Other chronic disease | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Death | 139 | 100.0 | 98 | 100.0 | 42 | 100.0 |
| Injuries | 56 | 40.4 | 40 | 40.3 | 17 | 39.5 |
| Digestive diseases | 39 | 28.3 | 29 | 29.2 | 11 | 25.4 |
| Cancer | 22 | 15.6 | 14 | 14.8 | 9 | 20.1 |
| Mental health conditions | 17 | 11.9 | 11 | 11.5 | 5 | 12.5 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 5 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.4 |
ED: emergency department; FASD—fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Note—numbers may not add up to total due to rounding.