This statistic shows the rate of drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age. According to the data, 10.8 out of every 100,000 persons between the age of 25 and 34 years old died from a heroin overdose in 2017.
Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Any opioid
Natural and semi-synthetic opioids
Methadone
Synthetic opioids other than methadone
Prescription opioids
Heroin
Cocaine
Psychostimulants with abuse potential
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751533/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-age/
CDC. "Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age (per 100,000 population)." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751533/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-age/
CDC. (2019). Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751533/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-age/
CDC. "Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in The United States in 2017, by Drug Type and Age (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751533/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-age/
CDC, Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751533/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-age/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and age (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751533/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-age/