Diseases of despair in the U.S.

Statistics report on diseases of despair in the United States

Diseases of despair in the U.S.

This report provides some of the most interesting facts and figures relating to diseases of despair, or deaths of despair, in the United States. Diseases of despair include drug overdose, alcohol abuse, and suicide. These three behavior-related conditions are labelled diseases of despair because they disproportionately impact people and communities who experience despair due to their social or economic situation and the perceived hopelessness of their circumstances.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. costs due to abuse of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription opioids 2020
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol, drug, and suicide death rates in the U.S. in 1999 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol, drug, and suicide death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol, drug, and suicide death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by age group
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol, drug, and suicide death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by race/ethnicity
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol, drug, and suicide death rates in the U.S. in 2021, by region

Drug overdose

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose deaths number 1999-2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
  • Premium Statistic Deaths from drug overdose in the U.S. 2020-2021, by drug
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 1999 to 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths 2013-2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2019, by urbanicity

Suicide

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  • Basic Statistic Suicidal thoughts among U.S. women 2008-2022
  • Basic Statistic Suicidal thoughts among U.S. men 2008-2022
  • Basic Statistic Rates of the leading causes of death in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2021
  • Basic Statistic Death rate for suicide in the U.S. 1950-2021, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Death rate from suicide in the U.S. by gender and age 2021
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of suicides in the U.S. in 2020, by race/ethnicity and gender
  • Premium Statistic Suicide rates in the U.S. in 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from suicide in the U.S. 2021, by method
  • Basic Statistic Male suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide
  • Basic Statistic Female suicide rate in the U.S. from 2000 to 2020, by means of suicide
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of U.S. suicide deaths in 2020, by gender and interpersonal issue

Alcohol abuse

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  • Premium Statistic Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2021
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol use disorders: prevalence in the U.S. by gender 2016
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol dependence or abuse among U.S. adults by level of mental illness 2022
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. in 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis death rate in the U.S. from 2000-2019
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis death rate in the U.S. in 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol-related treatments among adults in the U.S. 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of people in the U.S. who received treatment for alcohol use 2022, by age
  • Basic Statistic Places where people in the U.S. received treatment for alcohol use 2021
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