This statistic shows the annual death rate for prescription opioid overdose deaths in the United States in 2015 and 2016, by gender. According to the data, in 2016 males had a prescription opioid overdose death rate of about 6.2 per 100,000 population.
U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by gender
(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. Rates are age-adjusted using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population, except for age-specific crude rates. All rates are per 100,000 population."
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CDC, & MMWR. (March 30, 2018). U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/826194/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-gender/
CDC, und MMWR. "U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by gender (per 100,000 population)." Chart. March 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826194/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-gender/
CDC, MMWR. (2018). U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by gender (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 28, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826194/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-gender/
CDC, and MMWR. "U.S. Death Rate from Prescription Opioid Overdose in 2015 and 2016, by Gender (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826194/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-gender/
CDC & MMWR, U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by gender (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826194/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-gender/ (last visited November 28, 2021)
