In 2022, the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate for males was 45.6 per 100,000 population. Opioids are the main driver of overdose deaths in the United States. This statistic presents the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender, per 100,000 population.
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender
(per 100,000 population)
Deaths are classified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10). Drug overdose deaths are identified using underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Age-adjusted death rates were calculated by applying age-specific death rates to the 2000 U.S standard population age distribution.
Figures for 1999 and 2000 were taken from the previous year's report and can be found here.
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CDC. (March 25, 2024). Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611060/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-gender/
CDC. "Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population)." Chart. March 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611060/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-gender/
CDC. (2024). Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611060/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-gender/
CDC. "Age-adjusted Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in The U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by Gender (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611060/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-gender/
CDC, Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611060/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-gender/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, March 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611060/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-gender/
