The U.S. recorded over 96,000 drug-induced deaths in 2020. About 95% of these fatalities were attributable to drug overdoses, both accidental and intentional. At about 29.2 deaths per 100,000 population in 2020, the national drug-induced death rate has more than quadrupled from its level in 1999. A review of state-level data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics revealed the following details about the ten states with the highest drug-induced death rates in 2020:
Ten States with the Highest Drug-Induced Death Rates
State/Deaths | Deaths | Population | Death Rate* |
West Virginia | 1,397 | 1,784,787 | 78.3 |
District of Columbia | 432 | 712,816 | 60.6 |
Kentucky | 2,187 | 4,477,251 | 48.8 |
Maryland | 2,814 | 6,055,802 | 46.5 |
Ohio | 5,376 | 11,693,217 | 46.0 |
Tennessee | 3,161 | 6,886,834 | 45.9 |
Delaware | 448 | 986,809 | 45.4 |
Louisiana | 1,953 | 4,645,318 | 42.0 |
Pennsylvania | 5,284 | 12,783,254 | 41.3 |
Connecticut | 1,434 | 3,557,006 | 40.3 |
Total | 24,486 | 53,583,094 | 45.7 |
U.S. | 96,096 | 329,484,123 | 29.2 |
(*) number of drug-induced deaths per 100,000 population
Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on December 10, 2022
related commentary: Regional Drug-Induced Death Rates in the U.S.
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