This statistic presents the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age, per 100,000 population. In 2017, the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate for those aged 45 to 54 years was 37.7 per 100,000 population. Opioids - primarily prescription pain relievers and heroin - are the main driver of overdose deaths.
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age
(per 100,000 population)
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. Age-adjusted death rates were calculated by applying age-specific death rates to the 2000 U.S. standard population age distribution.
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CDC. (November 29, 2018). Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC. "Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age (per 100,000 population)." Chart. November 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC. (2018). Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC. "Age-adjusted Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in The U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by Age (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC, Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2015 to 2017, by age (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/ (last visited January 22, 2020)
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