In 2020 more than 96,000 drug-induced deaths were recorded in the U.S., about 29.2 such deaths per 100,000 population. In contrast, a year earlier the U.S. recorded about 74,500 drug-related deaths or about 22.7 such deaths per 100,000 population. The year-over-year increase in the number of U.S. drug-induced deaths was consistent with an ongoing negative trend, fueled by more frequent overdose deaths, that goes back at least two decades. Since 1999, the drug-induced death rate per 100,000 population in the U.S. has increased by more than 400%. In 2020 the six-state Far Western region of the U.S. recorded nearly 13,700 drug-induced deaths, giving the region an overall drug-induced death rate of 24.2 such deaths per 100,000 population. Collectively, the region's 2020 drug-induced death rate was about 17% below the national average, with every state in the region recording a death rate that was lower than the national average. Further examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about drug-induced death rates in the Far Western U.S.:
Drug-Induced Death Rates in the Far Western U.S. |
State | Deaths | Population | Death Rate* |
Alaska | 179 | 731,158 | 24.5 |
California | 9,452 | 39,368,078 | 24.0 |
Hawaii | 307 | 1,407,006 | 21.8 |
Nevada | 866 | 3,138,259 | 27.6 |
Oregon | 997 | 4,241,507 | 23.5 |
Washington | 1,896 | 7,693,612 | 24.6 |
Region | 13,697 | 56,579,620 | 24.2 |
U.S. Totals | 96,096 | 329,484,123 | 29.2 |
(*) number of drug-induced deaths (intentional and unintentional) per 100,000 population
Report Period: 2020
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 October 24, 2022
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