
U.S. emergency department rates for nonfatal drug overdoses, 2016-2017, by region
In the United States, the rate of emergency department visits for nonfatal drug overdoses was highest in the Midwest, increasing from 356.7 per 100,000 population in 2016 to 378.6 per 100,000 population in 2017. This statistic shows the rate of emergency department visits for nonfatal overdoses of all drugs in the United States in 2016 and 2017, by region.