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Miniño, Arialdi M. ; Hedegaard, Holly
Miniño, Arialdi M. ; Hedegaard, Holly Less -
Corporate Authors:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Description:
In 2019, 70,630 deaths from the toxic effects of drug poisoning (drug overdose) occurred in the United States (1), a 4.8% increase compared with 2018 and the highest recorded number in recent history. Drug overdose deaths remain a persistent and urgent public health problem in the United States. This NCHS Health E-Stat provides information on drug overdose mortality by state (and the District of Columbia) and by race and ethnicity, and adds to findings from a recently published Data Brief on drug overdose death rates (1).

The age-adjusted rate for drug overdose deaths in the United States for 2019 was 21.6 per 100,000 standard population (Figure 1, Table). The five states with the highest rates were West Virginia (52.8), Delaware (48.0), District of Columbia (43.2), Ohio (38.3), and Maryland (38.2). The five states with the lowest rates were Nebraska (8.7), South Dakota (10.5), Texas (10.8), North Dakota (11.4), and Iowa (11.5).

The age-adjusted drug overdose death rate for the non-Hispanic white population in 2019 (26.2 per 100,000 standard population) was 21.3% higher than the national rate (Figure 2). The rate for the non-Hispanic black population (24.8) was 14.8% higher than the national rate. The rate for the non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native population (30.5) was 41.2% higher than the national rate. The rate for the non-Hispanic Asian population (3.3) was 84.7% lower than the national rate. The rate for the non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander population (9.5) was 56.0% lower than the national rate. The rate for the Hispanic population (12.7) was 41.2% lower than the national rate.

Suggested citation: Miniño AM, Hedegaard H. Drug poisoning mortality, by state and by race and ethnicity: United States, 2019. NCHS Health E-Stats. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15620/cdc:103967

ESTATS-drug-poisoning-H.pdf


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Data source and methods -- References -- Suggested citation -- Figures -- Table.
Subjects:
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Adolescent Adult Aged Age Distribution Analgesics, Opioid/poisoning Child Child, Preschool Drug Overdose/ethnology Drug Overdose/mortality Ethnicity Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Racial Groups Sex Distribution Young Adult
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NCHS Health E-Stats
Series:
NCHS health E-stats
Document Type:
Journal Issue
Genre:
Statistics
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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