Category: Drug Overdose Deaths
NCHS UPDATES”STATS OF THE STATES” PAGE WITH LATEST FINAL DATA
The CDC National Center for Health Statistics web page “Stats of the States” has been updated to include the latest state-based final data on selected vital statistics topics, including: General fertility rates Teen birth rates Selected other maternal and infant health measures Marriage & divorce rates Leading causes of death Other high profile causes of Read More >
Posted on byDrug Poisoning Mortality, by State and by Race and Ethnicity: United States, 2019
NCHS released a Health E-Stat that 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. Findings: The age-adjusted rate for drug overdose deaths in the United States for 2019 was 21.6 Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Monthly Drug Overdose Deaths from August 2019 to August 2020
Today, NCHS released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 25.1% from the 12 months ending in August 2019 to the 12 months ending in August 2020, from 68,371 to 85,516. After adjustments for delayed reporting, Read More >
Posted on byUrban-Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999-2019
Questions for Holly Hedegaard, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Urban-Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999-2019.” Q: How do drug overdose death rates in urban and rural areas compare? HH: Over the past 20 years, rates of drug overdose deaths have increased in both urban and rural areas. Rates in rural areas were Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Monthly Drug Overdose Deaths from July 2019 to July 2020
On Wednesday (February 17) NCHS released the next set of monthly provisional drug overdose death counts. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States increased by 22.8% from the 12 months ending in July 2019 to the 12 months ending in July 2020, from 68,023 to 83,544. Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru June 2020)
NCHS released the latest monthly provisional data on drug overdose deaths in America on Wednesday. This release covers the one-year period ending in June of 2020, and the impact of the pandemic on drug abuse in the country is reflected in the new numbers. Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru December 2019)
Source: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru November 2019)
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Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates by State — United States, 2018
In 2018, 23 states and DC had drug overdose death rates that were higher than the national rate of 20.7 per 100,000. Except for Arizona and New Mexico, states with higher rates were in the eastern part of the country, including the two states with the highest rates: West Virginia (51.5) and Delaware (43.8). Twenty-four Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru September 2019)
Provisional data in the United States shows that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States decreased by 0.9% from the 12 months ending in September 2018 to the 12 months ending in September 2019, from 68,421 to 67,839. Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru August 2019)
Provisional data show that the reported number of drug overdose deaths occurring in the United States decreased by 1.9% from the 12 months ending in August 2018 to the 12 months ending in August 2019, from 68,714 to 67,410. The reported number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in the United States for the 12-month Read More >
Posted on byProvisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru July 2019)
NCHS today published its monthly provisional estimates on drug overdose deaths in the United States, for the one-year period ending in July 2019. Final data on drug overdose deaths are not expected to be available until later in the year. Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru July 2019) Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from May 2018- May 2019
Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from April 2018- April 2019
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Posted on byRegional Differences in the Drugs Most Frequently Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths: United States, 2017
NCHS report describes regional differences in the specific drugs most frequently involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017. Data from the 2017 National Vital Statistics System–Mortality files were linked to electronic files containing literal text information from death certificates. Key Findings: Among drug overdose deaths in 2017 that mentioned at least Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from March 2018- March 2019
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Posted on byQuickStats: Age-Adjusted Rates of Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin, by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 1999–2017
From 1999 to 2005, the overall age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving heroin in the United States remained stable at approximately 0.7 deaths per 100,000 population. The rate increased slightly from 0.7 in 2005 to 1.0 in 2010 and further increased to a high of 4.9 in 2016 and 2017. From 2010 to 2017, Read More >
Posted on byUpdated Provisional Drug Overdose Death Data: 12-Month Ending from February 2018- February 2019
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