Hon. Sophia Moermond asked the Minister for Health about the number of deaths in WA where the primary cause was listed as cannabis use in 2021 and 2022. The Minister responded that the Department of Health does not hold this data for 2021 or 2022, as it is managed by the ABS and ACR, with the latest data available from 2020.

AnsweredQoN 837Legislative Council
Asked
21 September 2022
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

CANNABIS USE — DEATHS
837. Hon
SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for
Health:
How
many deaths for which the primary cause of death was listed as cannabis use
were there in Western Australia in —
(a) 2021; and
(b) to this point in 2022, where
statistics allow?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer, which I provide on behalf of
the Leader of the House, has been provided to me by the Minister for Health.
Cause of death data is coded by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics and managed by the Australian Coordinating Registry. The latest available data is from 2020.
The Department of Health does not hold this data for 2021 or 2022.

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