Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (thru August 2019)

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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.
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Map of the US showing Percent Change in Predicted 12 Month-ending Count of Drug Overdose Deaths: August 2018 to August 2019
Percent Change in Predicted 12 Month-ending Count of Drug Overdose Deaths, by Jurisdiction: August 2018 to 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 period ending in August 2019 (47,105) decreased from 47,251 in the previous year.

Link: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm

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