United States drug overdose death rates and totals over time

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. 945,877 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 to 2018.[2] From 1999 to Feb 2019 over 770,000 people died from drug overdoses.[3] 21 people out of every 100,000 died from drug overdoses in 2018 in the US.[2]

U.S. yearly overdose deaths from all drugs.[1]

1968-2018 overdose death rates and totals
1968-2018 US drug overdose deaths. 945,877 total.[2]





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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

Overdose death rates by state. Map and timeline
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  13.6–16.0
  16.1–18.5
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  21.1–52.0
Of the 64,070 overdose deaths in the US in 2016,[4] opioids were involved in 42,249.[5] In 2016, the five states with the highest rates of death due to drug overdose were West Virginia (52.0 per 100,000), Ohio (39.1 per 100,000), New Hampshire (39.0 per 100,000), Pennsylvania (37.9 per 100,000) and Kentucky (33.5 per 100,000).[6]
Drug Overdose Mortality by State. Rates per 100,000 population.[7]

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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

Overdose death totals by state. Timeline
Drug Overdose Mortality by State. Deaths over time.[7]

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 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

Overdose death rates and totals by drug

Concerning the 2017 data in the charts below (in this section and the following sections) deaths from the various drugs add up to more than 70,200 because multiple drugs are involved in many of the deaths.[1]

US yearly overdose deaths, and the drugs involved. Among the 70,200 deaths estimated in 2017, the sharpest increase occurred among deaths related to fentanyl and synthetic opioids (28,466 deaths).[1]
  • U.S. yearly overdose deaths involving benzodiazepines.[1]
  • U.S. yearly overdose deaths involving cocaine.[1]

Opioid overdose death rates and totals
Further information: Opioid overdose and Opioid epidemic in the United States

Of the 70,200 overdose deaths in the US in 2017, opioids were involved in 47,600.[1] This is an increase from 2016 where over 64,000 died from drug overdose, and opioids were involved in over 42,000.[8] In 2017, the five states with the highest rates of death due to drug overdose were West Virginia (57.8 per 100,000), Ohio (46.3 per 100,000), Pennsylvania (44.3 per 100,000), Kentucky (37.2 per 100,000), and New Hampshire (37.0 per 100,000).[6]

U.S. overdose deaths involving all opioids. Deaths per 100,000 population.[9]
  • US yearly deaths from all opioid drugs. Included in this number are opioid analgesics, along with heroin and illicit synthetic opioids.[1]
  • US yearly deaths involving other synthetic opioids, predominately Fentanyl.[1]
  • US yearly deaths involving prescription opioids. Non-methadone synthetics is a category dominated by illegally acquired fentanyl, and has been excluded.[1]
  • US yearly overdose deaths involving heroin.[1]
  • The top line represents the yearly number of benzodiazepine deaths that involved opioids in the US. The bottom line represents benzodiazepine deaths that did not involve opioids.[1]
  • Opioid involvement in cocaine overdose deaths. Green line is cocaine and any opioid. Gray line is cocaine without any opioids. Yellow line is cocaine and other synthetic opioids.[1]
  • Fentanyl. 2 mg. A lethal dose in most people.[10]

Overdose death rates by race and ethnicity
Timeline of US drug overdose death rates by race and ethnicity.[11] Rate per 100,000 population.

See also

References
  1. Overdose Death Rates. By National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
  2. Data is from these saved tables from CDC Wonder at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics: 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.
  3. STATCAST - Week of September 9, 2019. NCHS Releases New Monthly Provisional Estimates on Drug Overdose Deaths. National Center for Health Statistics.
  4. National Center for Health Statistics. "Provisional Counts of Drug Overdose Deaths, as of 8/6/2017" (PDF). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Source lists US totals for 2015 and 2016 and statistics by state.
  5. Timeline bar chart with 2016 number of deaths in the US from opioids. Originally at Overdose Death Rates. By National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
  6. Drug Overdose Deaths. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Click on a map year. The data table is below the map. Number of deaths for each state, and the age-adjusted rates of death for each state. Also, place cursor on map states to get data.
  7. Drug Overdose Mortality by State. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.
  8. National Center for Health Statistics. "Provisional Counts of Drug Overdose Deaths, as of 8/6/2017" (PDF). United States: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Source lists US totals for 2015 and 2016 and statistics by state.
  9. Opioid Data Analysis and Resources. Drug Overdose. CDC Injury Center. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click on "Rising Rates" tab for a graph. See data table below the graph.
  10. Fentanyl. Image 4 of 17. US DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration).
  11. NCHS Data Visualization Gallery - Drug Poisoning Mortality. From National Center for Health Statistics. Open the dashboard dropdown menu and pick "U.S. Trends". From the menus on the right pick all races, all ages, and both sexes. Run your cursor over the graph to see the data.

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