This statistic shows the number of deaths involving cocaine in the United States from 1999 to 2015. In 2015, there were approximately 6,800 deaths involving cocaine, a massive increase from some 5,400 deaths the year before.
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This statistic shows the number of deaths involving cocaine in the United States from 1999 to 2015. In 2015, there were approximately 6,800 deaths involving cocaine, a massive increase from some 5,400 deaths the year before.
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- October 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1999 to 2015
- Supplementary notes
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Figures represent the final death data for each calendar year.
Figures for the years 1999 to 2004 were taken from a previous report by the same source and can be found here on page 60.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1999 to 2015
- Supplementary notes
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Figures represent the final death data for each calendar year.
Figures for the years 1999 to 2004 were taken from a previous report by the same source and can be found here on page 60.
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