U.S. drug overdose death rate by drug type and age 2017 | Statista

This statistic shows the rate of drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age. According to the data, 10.8 out of every 100,000 persons between the age of 25 and 34 years old died from a heroin overdose in 2017.

Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age (per 100,000 population)

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Release date

November 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2017

Supplementary notes

Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using the vintage year population of the data year.

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