Drug Overdose Death Data

2015-2016 Increases

2014-2015 Increases

2016

2015

2014

Rates

* Rates shown are the number of deaths per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted death rates were calculated by applying age-specific death rates to the 2000 U.S standard population age distribution.

† Deaths are classified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10). Drug overdose deaths are identified using underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14.

§ Joinpoint regression examining changes in trends from 2010 to 2016 indicated that 34 states had significant increases during the timeframe, or periods of increasing rates and stable rates during the timeframe (Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin). In two states, Florida and South Carolina, decreases were followed by increases, although the decrease was not statistically significant in South Carolina. In Kansas, a significant change in trend was observed in 2013, from increasing trend to decreasing trend, although the individual trends were non-significant due to small sample size. All remaining states had stable trends during this time.

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