Heroin overdose death rate increases U.S. by ethnicity 2017-2018

This statistic shows the increase in death rates from heroin overdose in the U.S. between 2017 and 2018, by ethnicity. In that time period the death rate from heroin overdose for those of non-Hispanic white ethnicity decreased 4.9 percent.

Increases in heroin overdose death rates in the U.S. between 2017 and 2018, by ethnicity*

Characteristic	Increase in overdose death rate
White (non-Hispanic)	-4.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic**	6.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	-1.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	-20%

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Release date

March 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2017 and 2018

Supplementary notes

* Based on death rates per 100,000 people.
** Data on Hispanic origin should be interpreted with caution; studies comparing Hispanic origin on death certificates and on census surveys have shown inconsistent reporting on Hispanic ethnicity. Potential race misclassification might lead to underestimates for certain categories, primarily American Indian/Alaska Native non-Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander non-Hispanic decedents

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