This statistic shows the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and region. In that year, around 11,784 people in the Northeast died from an overdose of any type of opioid. Comparatively, 16,999 people in the South died from an overdose of any opioid in 2017.
Number of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and region
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Number of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751590/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-region/
CDC. "Number of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and region." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751590/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-region/
CDC. (2019). Number of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2017, by drug type and region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751590/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-region/
CDC. "Number of Drug Overdose Deaths in The United States in 2017, by Drug Type and Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751590/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-drug-type-and-region/
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