In 2017, rates of death for unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. were highest in small and large fringe metro areas. Both rural and more urban areas of the U.S. saw increases in overdose death rates between 2014 and 2017. Most overdose deaths in the U.S. are due to opioids.
Rates of death from unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by urbanization level
(per 100,000 population)
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CDC, & NCHS. (July 16, 2019). Rates of death from unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by urbanization level (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038620/drug-overdose-death-rates-us-by-urbanization-level/
CDC, und NCHS. "Rates of death from unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by urbanization level (per 100,000 population)." Chart. July 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038620/drug-overdose-death-rates-us-by-urbanization-level/
CDC, NCHS. (2019). Rates of death from unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by urbanization level (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038620/drug-overdose-death-rates-us-by-urbanization-level/
CDC, and NCHS. "Rates of Death from Unintentional Drug Overdose in The U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by Urbanization Level (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038620/drug-overdose-death-rates-us-by-urbanization-level/
CDC & NCHS, Rates of death from unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by urbanization level (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038620/drug-overdose-death-rates-us-by-urbanization-level/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rates of death from unintentional drug overdose in the U.S. in 2014 and 2017, by urbanization level (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, & NCHS, July 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038620/drug-overdose-death-rates-us-by-urbanization-level/
