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NCHS data on drug-overdose deaths
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June 2021
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Description:NCHS uses the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to monitor deaths due to drug overdose. NVSS collects mortality information from death certificates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. NCHS identifies the number of drug overdose deaths using the underlying cause-of-death information from death certificates. Multiple causes of death are used to identify deaths involving specific drugs. In 2019, approximately 6% of death certificates for drug overdose deaths lacked information on the specific drugs involved.
For more information about NCHS, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nchs.
For more information about NVSS, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss.htm.
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factsheet-drug-deaths.pdf
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Content Notes:About NCHS
NCHS drug overdose data -- Recent findings -- Who is most at risk? -- Challenges and future opportunities.
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