U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2019, by age

Published by John Elflein, Mar 3, 2021

This statistic presents the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate in the U.S. from 2013 to 2019, by age, per 100,000 population. In 2019, the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate for those aged 45 to 54 years was 36.9 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 2013 to 2019, by age (per 100,000 population)

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2020

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United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2019

Special properties

age-adjusted

Supplementary notes

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.