This statistic shows the rate of drug overdose deaths per 100,000 people in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity. According to the data, white non-Hispanics died from an overdose of any opioid at a rate of 19.4 per 100,000 population.
Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity
(per 100,000 population)
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White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751572/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity (per 100,000 population)." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751572/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2019). Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751572/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in The United States in 2017, by Drug Type and Ethnicity (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751572/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751572/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-ethnicity/ (last visited July 18, 2024)
Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and ethnicity (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751572/rate-of-us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-ethnicity/