Category: Drug Overdose Deaths
U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018
Provisional data from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate there were an estimated 107,543 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2023—a decrease of 3% from the 111,029 deaths estimated in 2022. This is the first annual decrease in drug overdose deaths since 2018. The data are featured in an interactive web data visualization. Read More >
Posted on bySecond Round of Health Data Released by NCHS Rapid Surveys System
CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has released the second round of survey data from the Rapid Surveys System. This survey includes topics such as: ADHD Chronic Pain Contraception Use Fit Testing of Hearing Protection Devices Illegal Drugs and Naloxone (Narcan) Awareness Online Connectedness Swimming Technology-facilitated Sexual Violence Topics included in Rapid Surveys will vary Read More >
Posted on byCo-Involvement of Opioids in Drug Overdose Deaths involving Cocaine and Psychostimulants, 2011-2021
NCHS released a new report, “Co-Involvement of Opioids in Drug Overdose Deaths involving Cocaine and Psychostimulants, 2011-2021,” that provides trends from 2011 through 2021 in death rates involving cocaine and rates involving psychostimulants, with and without opioid co-involvement, as well as by census region in 2021. Findings: Drug overdose death rates involving cocaine nearly quintupled, Read More >
Posted on byNew Analysis Looks at Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine
NCHS released a new report, “Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine, 2018‒2021,” that presents trends in drug overdose death rates involving xylazine from 2018 through 2021 in the United States. The report uses an established methodology for examining death certificate literal text to identify drug overdose deaths involving xylazine that occurred in the United States among Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Data Shows U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Top 100,000 in 2022
NCHS released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts that provide data through December 2022. The monthly counts are released under the Vital Statistics Rapid Release program as an interactive data visualization and are available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm. Findings: Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the Read More >
Posted on byFentanyl Overdose Death Rates More Than Tripled From 2016 to 2021
Drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl increased by 279% from 5.7 per 100,000 in 2016 to 21.6 in 2021, according to new data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Drug overdose death rates involving methamphetamine more than quadrupled during the same period. “Rapid Release Estimates of Drug Overdose Deaths involving Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Read More >
Posted on byNew Report Confirms U.S. Life Expectancy has Declined to Lowest Level Since 1996
U.S. Life Expectancy decreased in 2021 for the second consecutive year, according to final mortality data released today. The drop was primarily due to increases in COVID-19 and drug overdose deaths. The data are featured in two new reports from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). “Mortality in the United States: 2021” features the Read More >
Posted on byDrug & Alcohol Deaths on the Rise Among Older Americans
Drug and alcohol abuse have impacted seniors in the United States as it has among younger Americans. Over 5,000 people ages 65 and over in the U.S. died of a drug overdose in 2020, and more than twice that many (11,616) died of alcohol-induced causes. The data are featured in two new reports released today Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Drug Overdose Death Rates Among Persons Aged ≥15 Years, by Age Group and Urban-Rural Status — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020
During 2020, death rates for drug overdose causes were higher in urban areas than in rural areas for those aged 15–24 years (17.2 compared with 13.3), 45–64 years (43.4 compared with 33.5), and ≥65 years (10.0 compared with 6.2). Among adults aged 25–44, drug overdose death rates were not significantly different between urban and rural Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Death Rates for Drug Overdose Among Persons Aged 25–44 Years, by Race and Ethnicity— United States, 2000–2020
From 2000 to 2013, the rate for drug overdose death increased for non-Hispanic White (White) persons aged 25–44 years but was stable for non-Hispanic Black (Black) and Hispanic persons in this age group. From 2013 to 2020, rates increased for all groups, from 30.2 to 63.8 per 100,000 population for White persons, from 12.0 to Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: The Toll of COVID-19 on Physician Practices
The COVID-19 pandemic took a major toll on the U.S. health care system. In a new report released on September 28, data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey were used to examine how COVID-19 impacted physician practices around the country. Joining us to discuss that new study is Zach Peters, a health statistician with the NCHS Division of Health Care Statistics. Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Deaths from 12 months ending in April 2022
New provisional data show that the number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by almost 7% from the 12 months ending in April 2021 to the 12 months ending in April 2022, from 101,167 to 108,174. The number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12-month period Read More >
Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates Among Workers Aged 16–64 Years in Usual Occupation Groups with the Highest Drug Overdose Death Rates — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2020
In 2020, the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate among workers with paid, civilian usual occupations was 42.1 deaths per 100,000. Drug overdose death rates were highest among workers in the following occupations: construction and extraction (162.6); food preparation and serving related (117.9); personal care and service (74.0); transportation and material moving (70.7); building and grounds Read More >
Posted on byUpdate to Provisional Drug Overdose Deaths from 12 months ending in February 2022
Provisional data show that the predicted number of drug overdose deaths showed an increase of almost 12% from the 12 months ending in February 2021 to the 12 months ending in February 2022, from 97,109 to 108,642. The predicted number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12-month period ending in Read More >
Posted on byUpdate to Provisional Drug Overdose Deaths from 12 months ending in January 2022
Provisional data show that the predicted number of drug overdose deaths showed an increase of 12.5% from 12 months ending in January 2022, from 95,440 to 107,375. The predicted number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12-month period ending in January 2022 (80,590) increased from 71,469 in the previous year. Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: Alcohol Deaths on the Rise and Suicide Declines
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2022/20220318/20220318.htm HOST: The month of March is often associated with St. Patrick’s Day, which for some is also an occasion of heavy alcohol use. NCHS has historically collected data on various health behaviors, including alcohol use, and since the arrival of the pandemic, vital statistics show that there has been a surge in alcohol-induced deaths, an Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST – Q & A on 2020 Maternal Mortality Data
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2022/20220223/20220223.htm HOST: NCHS kicked off the month of February with the latest annual report on Births in the country, using final data from 2020. Most of the data were already reported in the provisional 2020 report last May, but there are a few topics that did not appear in that report. For example, cigarette smoking during pregnancy. The Read More >
Posted on byMonthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts through September 2021
NCHS has released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. The monthly counts are released under the Vital Statistics Rapid Release program as an interactive data visualization. Note that due to recent improvements in the timeliness of death certificate reporting, provisional estimates of drug overdose deaths will now be reported 4 months after Read More >
Posted on byMonthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts through June 2021
NCHS has released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. The monthly counts are released under the Vital Statistics Rapid Release program as an interactive data visualization. Findings: Provisional data show that the predicted number of drug overdose deaths showed an increase of 20.6% from the 12 months ending in June 2020 to Read More >
Posted on byDrug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Top 100,000 Annually
Provisional data from NCHS indicate that there were an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the 78,056 deaths during the same period the year before. Read more here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2021/20211117.htm The interactive web dashboard is available at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byMonthly Provisional Drug Overdose Counts through February 2021
NCHS has released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. The monthly counts are released under the Vital Statistics Rapid Release program as an interactive data visualization. Findings: Provisional data show that the predicted number of drug overdose deaths showed an increase of 30.4% from the 12 months ending in February 2020 Read More >
Posted on byDrug Overdose Deaths in the U.S. Up Nearly 30% in 2020
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has released full-year 2020 provisional drug overdose death data that estimates 93,331 drug overdose deaths in the United States during 2020, an increase of 29.4% from the 72,151 deaths predicted in 2019. The data featured in an interactive web data visualization estimates overdose deaths from opioids increased from Read More >
Posted on byPODCAST: NHANES Updates, Drug Overdose Deaths, and ER Visits From Motor Vehicle Crashes
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20210618/20210618.htm HOST: In March of 2020, field operations for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey – or NHANES – were halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Field operations are scheduled to restart later this summer. But the halt in operations presented a problem, since NHANES data traditionally is released in two-year cycles in order Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Provisional Drug Overdose Data
NCHS released the latest monthly preliminary counts of drug overdose deaths in the United States, covering the one-year period ending in November of 2020. The data is now available in a web-based interactive dashboard at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 28.9% Read More >
Posted on byNCHS Releases Latest Quarterly Provisional Mortality Data Through Full-Year 2020
NCHS has released the latest quarterly provisional mortality rates for the U.S., through full-year 2020 for most causes of death. Estimates are presented for 15 leading causes of death plus estimates for deaths attributed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), drug overdose, falls for persons aged 65 and over, firearm-related injuries, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, Read More >
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