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This summary 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 the Northern Territory from 2002 to 2021.  

This is part of the national report Trends in Overdose and Other Drug-Induced Deaths in Australia, 2002-2021 which includes: 

• Main report 
• Summary report
• Methods document 
• Executive Summary 
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Our public online data visualisation allows viewers to disaggregate data in different ways, and to download these images for their own use. 

Jurisdictional summary reports 

For a summary of findings on trends in overdoes and other drug-induced deaths for other jurisdictions, please see the full report or go to the jurisdictional summary reports: 

• Australia
• Australian Capital Territory
• New South Wales
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Victoria
• Western Australia

Recommended citation: Chrzanowska A, Man N, Akhurst J, Sutherland R, Degenhardt L, Peacock A. Trends in overdose and other drug-induced deaths in Australia, 2002-2021. Sydney: National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney; 2023. Available from: ÌýÌý

This report was prepared by researchers from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre for the Drug Trends program. The Drug Trends program is coordinated by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney and undertaken in partnership with the Burnet Institute, National Drug Research Institute, University of Queensland, and University of Tasmania. 

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The Drug Trends program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Drug and Alcohol Program. 

Data source

We acknowledge all state and territory Registries of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the Coroners and the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) for enabling Cause of Death Unit Record File (COD URF) data to be used for this publication.