This statistic shows the number of overdose deaths in 27 U.S. states in which kratom was detected on postmortem toxicology from July 2016 to December 2017, by gender. During this time it was found that kratom was determined to be a cause of death in 69 overdose deaths among males.
Number of overdose deaths involving kratom in the U.S. from July 2016 to December 2017, by gender*
* Twenty-seven states reported data for the period July 2016–December 2017.
Eleven states reported deaths that occurred during the entire period:
Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Sixteen
additional states only reported deaths that occurred during July–December
2017: Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah,
Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. Data were current as of January 22, 2019.
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CDC, & MMWR. (April 12, 2019). Number of overdose deaths involving kratom in the U.S. from July 2016 to December 2017, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015861/overdose-deaths-involving-kratom-by-gender-us/
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CDC, MMWR. (2019). Number of overdose deaths involving kratom in the U.S. from July 2016 to December 2017, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015861/overdose-deaths-involving-kratom-by-gender-us/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Overdose Deaths Involving Kratom in The U.S. from July 2016 to December 2017, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015861/overdose-deaths-involving-kratom-by-gender-us/
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Number of overdose deaths involving kratom in the U.S. from July 2016 to December 2017, by gender* [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, April 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015861/overdose-deaths-involving-kratom-by-gender-us/
