National Opioid Epidemic
Drug-related Deaths per 100,000
The rate of death from drug poisoning, including both illicit and prescription drugs, per 100,000 population. (Read more)
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About the Indicator
The rate of death from drug poisoning, including both illicit and prescription drugs, per 100,000 population. Drug poisoning data are from CDC's Detailed Cause of Death data and includes ICD-10 codes X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, and Y10-Y14. This includes both opioid and non-opioid drug poisonings, since the CDC reports that due to variable levels of completeness on death certificates only 28 states have high enough quality of data to report drug-specific poisoning data. These values are not age-adjusted. Data not available for Puerto Rico. All sub-national data representing zero to nine (0-9) deaths are suppressed. Corresponding sub-national denominator population figures are also suppressed when the population represents fewer than 10 persons. State-level estimates include suppressed values; as such, county and district estimates may not sum to state value.
Data Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Available at: https://wonder.cdc.gov
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