US drug overdose death rates and totals over time

1968-2018 overdose death rates and totals edit

1968-2018 US drug overdose deaths. 945,877 total.[1]
Year Deaths Population
(July 1
residents)
Crude
death
rate
per
100,000
Age
adjusted
death
rate per
100,000
1968 5,033 199,533,564 2.5 2.8
1969 6,006 201,568,206 3.0 3.3
1970 7,101 203,458,035 3.5 3.8
1971 6,771 206,782,970 3.3 3.5
1972 6,622 209,237,411 3.2 3.4
1973 6,413 211,361,965 3.0 3.2
1974 6,449 213,436,958 3.0 3.2
1975 7,145 215,457,198 3.3 3.4
1976 6,765 217,615,788 3.1 3.2
1977 6,130 219,808,632 2.8 2.9
1978 5,506 222,102,279 2.5 2.6
1979 2,544 224,635,398 1.1 1.1
1980 2,492 226,624,371 1.1 1.1
1981 2,668 229,487,512 1.2 1.2
1982 2,862 231,701,425 1.2 1.2
1983 2,866 233,781,743 1.2 1.2
1984 3,266 235,922,142 1.4 1.3
1985 3,612 238,005,715 1.5 1.5
1986 4,187 240,189,882 1.7 1.7
1987 3,907 242,395,034 1.6 1.6
1988 4,865 244,651,961 2.0 2.0
1989 5,035 247,001,762 2.0 2.0
1990 4,506 248,922,111 1.8 1.8
1991 5,215 253,088,068 2.1 2.0
1992 5,951 256,606,463 2.3 2.3
1993 7,382 260,024,637 2.8 2.8
1994 7,828 263,241,475 3.0 3.0
1995 8,000 266,386,596 3.0 3.0
1996 8,431 269,540,779 3.1 3.1
1997 9,099 272,776,678 3.3 3.3
1998 9,838 276,032,848 3.6 3.6
1999 16,849 279,040,168 6.0 6.1
2000 17,415 281,421,906 6.2 6.2
2001 19,394 284,968,955 6.8 6.8
2002 23,518 287,625,193 8.2 8.2
2003 25,785 290,107,933 8.9 8.9
2004 27,424 292,805,298 9.4 9.4
2005 29,813 295,516,599 10.1 10.1
2006 34,425 298,379,912 11.5 11.5
2007 36,010 301,231,207 12.0 11.9
2008 36,450 304,093,966 12.0 11.9
2009 37,004 306,771,529 12.1 11.9
2010 38,329 308,745,538 12.4 12.3
2011 41,340 311,591,917 13.3 13.2
2012 41,502 313,914,040 13.2 13.1
2013 43,982 316,128,839 13.9 13.8
2014 47,055 318,857,056 14.8 14.7
2015 52,404 321,418,820 16.3 16.3
2016 63,632 323,127,513 19.7 19.8
2017 70,237 325,719,178 21.6 21.7
2018 68,814 327,167,434 21.0
Total 945,877

Timeline. Overdose death rates by state edit

Drug Overdose Mortality by State. Rates per 100,000 population.[2]
State 1999 2005 2014 2015 2016 2017
  Alabama 3.9 6.3 15.2 15.7 16.2 18
  Alaska 7.5 11.4 16.8 16 16.8 20.2
  Arizona 10.6 14.1 12.6 19 20.3 22.2
  Arkansas 4.4 10.1 18.2 13.8 14 15.5
  California 8.1 9 11.1 11.3 11.2 11.7
  Colorado 8 12.7 16.3 15.4 16.6 17.6
  Connecticut 9 8.5 17.6 22.1 27.4 30.9
  Delaware 6.4 7.5 20.9 22 30.8 37
  Florida 6.4 13.5 13.2 16.2 23.7 25.1
  Georgia (U.S. state) 3.5 8.2 11.9 12.7 13.3 14.7
  Hawaii 6.5 9.4 10.9 11.3 12.8 13.8
  Idaho 5.3 8.1 13.7 14.2 15.2 14.4
  Illinois 6.7 8.4 13.1 14.1 18.9 21.6
  Indiana 3.2 9.8 18.2 19.5 24 29.4
  Iowa 1.9 4.8 8.8 10.3 10.6 11.5
  Kansas 3.4 9.1 11.7 11.8 11.1 11.8
  Kentucky 4.9 15.3 24.7 29.9 33.5 37.2
  Louisiana 4.3 14.7 16.9 19 21.8 24.5
  Maine 5.3 12.4 16.8 21.2 28.7 34.4
  Maryland 11.4 11.4 17.4 20.9 33.2 36.3
  Massachusetts 7.5 12 19 25.7 33 31.8
  Michigan 4.6 9.8 18 20.4 24.4 27.8
  Minnesota 2.8 5.4 9.6 10.6 12.5 13.3
  Mississippi 3.2 8.8 11.6 12.3 12.1 12.2
  Missouri 5 10.7 18.2 17.9 23.6 23.4
  Montana 4.6 10.1 12.4 13.8 11.7 11.7
  Nebraska 2.3 5 7.2 6.9 6.4 8.1
  Nevada 11.5 18.7 18.4 20.4 21.7 21.6
  New Hampshire 4.3 10.7 26.2 34.3 39 37
  New Jersey 6.5 9.4 14 16.3 23.2 30
  New Mexico 15 20.1 27.3 25.3 25.2 24.8
  New York (state) 5 4.8 11.3 13.6 18 19.4
  North Carolina 4.6 11.4 13.8 15.8 19.7 24.1
  North Dakota 0 0 6.3 8.6 10.6 9.2
  Ohio 4.2 10.9 24.6 29.9 39.1 46.3
  Oklahoma 5.4 13.8 20.3 19 21.5 20.1
  Oregon 6.1 10.4 12.8 12 11.9 12.4
  Pennsylvania 8.1 13.2 21.9 26.3 37.9 44.3
  Rhode Island 5.5 14.3 23.4 28.2 30.8 31
  South Carolina 3.7 9.9 14.4 15.7 18.1 20.5
  South Dakota 0 5.5 7.8 8.4 8.4 8.5
  Tennessee 6.1 14.5 19.5 22.2 24.5 26.6
  Texas 5.4 8.5 9.7 9.4 10.1 10.5
  Utah 10.6 19.3 22.4 23.4 22.4 22.3
  Vermont 4.7 8.5 13.9 16.7 22.2 23.2
  Virginia 5 7.5 11.7 12.4 16.7 17.9
  Washington (state) 9.3 13 13.3 14.7 14.5 15.2
  West Virginia 4.1 10.5 35.5 41.5 52 57.8
  Wisconsin 4 9.3 15.1 15.5 19.3 21.2
  Wyoming 4.1 4.9 19.4 16.4 17.6 12.2

Timeline. Overdose death totals by state edit

rug Overdose Mortality by State. Deaths over time.[2]
State 1999 2005 2014 2015 2016 2017
  Alabama 169 283 723 736 756 835
  Alaska 46 79 124 122 128 147
  Arizona 511 794 356 1,274 1,382 1,532
  Arkansas 113 269 1,211 392 401 446
  California 2,662 3,214 4,521 4,659 4,654 4,868
  Colorado 349 608 899 869 942 1,015
  Connecticut 310 295 623 800 971 1,072
  Delaware 50 62 189 198 282 338
  Florida 997 2,371 2,634 3,228 4,728 5,088
  Georgia (U.S. state) 283 738 1,206 1,302 1,394 1,537
  Hawaii 80 126 157 169 191 203
  Idaho 64 109 212 218 243 236
  Illinois 825 1,067 1,705 1,835 2,411 2,778
  Indiana 191 610 1,172 1,245 1,526 1,852
  Iowa 53 141 264 309 314 341
  Kansas 89 241 332 329 313 333
  Kentucky 197 638 1,077 1,273 1,419 1,566
  Louisiana 188 661 777 861 996 1,108
  Maine 67 163 216 269 353 424
  Maryland 629 656 1,070 1,285 2,044 2,247
  Massachusetts 488 780 1,289 1,724 2,227 2,168
  Michigan 460 985 1,762 1,980 2,347 2,694
  Minnesota 136 282 517 581 672 733
  Mississippi 87 248 336 351 352 354
  Missouri 276 608 1,067 1,066 1,371 1,367
  Montana 41 96 125 138 119 119
  Nebraska 39 86 125 126 120 152
  Nevada 227 457 545 619 665 676
  New Hampshire 54 142 334 422 481 467
  New Jersey 557 823 1,253 1,454 2,056 2,685
  New Mexico 266 373 547 501 500 493
  New York (state) 959 944 2,300 2,754 3,638 3,921
  North Carolina 366 1,000 1,358 1,567 1,956 2,414
  North Dakota 12 12 43 61 77 68
  Ohio 467 1,243 2,744 3,310 4,329 5,111
  Oklahoma 178 478 777 725 813 775
  Oregon 210 386 522 505 506 530
  Pennsylvania 990 1,613 2,732 3,264 4,627 5,388
  Rhode Island 58 156 247 310 326 320
  South Carolina 147 427 701 761 879 1,008
  South Dakota 17 40 63 65 69 73
  Tennessee 344 872 1,269 1,457 1,630 1,776
  Texas 1,087 1,910 2,601 2,588 2,831 2,989
  Utah 205 438 603 646 635 650
  Vermont 29 53 83 99 125 134
  Virginia 366 581 980 1,039 1,405 1,507
  Washington (state) 555 850 979 1,094 1,102 1,169
  West Virginia 75 184 627 725 884 974
  Wisconsin 212 518 853 878 1,074 1,177
  Wyoming 20 26 109 96 99 69

References edit

  1. ^ Data is from these saved tables from CDC Wonder at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 2018 overdose death total is provisional and is from here:
    Scroll down the page and click on the dropdown data table called "Data Table for Figure 1a. 12 Month-ending Provisional Counts of Drug Overdose Deaths". The 2018 number is the "predicted value" for the 12 month period ending Jan 2019. That number changes as more info comes in.
  2. ^ a b Drug Overdose Mortality by State. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.