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Reduce drug overdose deaths — SU‑03 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
23.1 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population (2024) *

National Target:
20.7 per 100,000  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
20.7 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2018 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Drug overdose deaths, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
20.7
CI 20.6 / 20.9
SE 0.082
21.6
CI 21.5 / 21.8
SE 0.083
28.3
CI 28.1 / 28.5
SE 0.095
32.4
CI 32.2 / 32.6
SE 0.101
32.6
CI 32.4 / 32.8
SE 0.101
31.3
CI 31.1 / 31.5
SE 0.099
23.1
CI 22.9 / 23.2
SE 0.084

Drug overdose deaths by Sex, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
27.9
CI 27.7 / 28.2
SE 0.134
29.6
CI 29.4 / 29.9
SE 0.138
39.5
CI 39.2 / 39.8
SE 0.159
45.1
CI 44.8 / 45.4
SE 0.169
45.6
CI 45.3 / 45.9
SE 0.169
44.3
CI 44.0 / 44.6
SE 0.166
32.2
CI 31.9 / 32.4
SE 0.140
Female
13.6
CI 13.4 / 13.7
SE 0.093
13.7
CI 13.5 / 13.9
SE 0.093
17.1
CI 16.9 / 17.3
SE 0.105
19.6
CI 19.4 / 19.8
SE 0.112
19.4
CI 19.2 / 19.7
SE 0.111
18.3
CI 18.1 / 18.5
SE 0.107
14.1
CI 13.9 / 14.3
SE 0.093

Drug overdose deaths by Race/Ethnicity, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
16.8
CI 15.5 / 18.1
SE 0.653
19.3
CI 18.0 / 20.8
SE 0.692
26.3
CI 24.8 / 28.0
SE 0.803
35.2
CI 33.4 / 37.1
SE 0.922
40.0
CI 38.1 / 42.0
SE 0.982
40.0
CI 38.1 / 41.9
SE 0.973
30.8
CI 29.2 / 32.5
SE 0.835
Asian only
3.1
CI 2.9 / 3.4
SE 0.124
3.4
CI 3.2 / 3.7
SE 0.129
4.7
CI 4.4 / 5.0
SE 0.151
4.9
CI 4.6 / 5.2
SE 0.152
5.5
CI 5.2 / 5.8
SE 0.158
5.3
CI 5.0 / 5.6
SE 0.154
4.6
CI 4.4 / 4.9
SE 0.139
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
11.1
CI 8.8 / 13.9
SE 1.224
10.2
CI 8.1 / 12.8
SE 1.123
12.2
CI 10.0 / 15.0
SE 1.216
18.5
CI 15.7 / 21.7
SE 1.482
17.3
CI 14.6 / 20.4
SE 1.400
23.2
CI 20.2 / 26.7
SE 1.613
16.9
CI 14.4 / 19.8
SE 1.350
Black or African American only
20.6
CI 20.2 / 21.1
SE 0.218
24.1
CI 23.6 / 24.5
SE 0.235
34.4
CI 33.9 / 35.0
SE 0.280
42.6
CI 42.0 / 43.2
SE 0.309
46.0
CI 45.4 / 46.6
SE 0.320
47.4
CI 46.8 / 48.0
SE 0.322
33.0
CI 32.5 / 33.5
SE 0.266
White only
22.8
CI 22.6 / 23.0
SE 0.099
23.3
CI 23.1 / 23.5
SE 0.100
29.9
CI 29.6 / 30.1
SE 0.113
33.6
CI 33.4 / 33.8
SE 0.120
33.1
CI 32.9 / 33.4
SE 0.119
31.2
CI 31.0 / 31.4
SE 0.115
23.3
CI 23.1 / 23.5
SE 0.098
2 or more races
11.2
CI 10.3 / 12.1
SE 0.431
12.0
CI 11.2 / 12.9
SE 0.441
17.5
CI 16.5 / 18.6
SE 0.519
20.2
CI 19.1 / 21.3
SE 0.547
21.4
CI 20.3 / 22.5
SE 0.553
22.1
CI 21.0 / 23.2
SE 0.558
17.7
CI 16.8 / 18.7
SE 0.495
Hispanic or Latino
11.0
CI 10.7 / 11.3
SE 0.140
12.7
CI 12.4 / 13.0
SE 0.149
17.6
CI 17.2 / 17.9
SE 0.173
21.1
CI 20.8 / 21.5
SE 0.187
22.7
CI 22.3 / 23.0
SE 0.193
22.8
CI 22.4 / 23.2
SE 0.191
17.0
CI 16.7 / 17.3
SE 0.162
Not Hispanic or Latino
22.8
CI 22.6 / 23.0
SE 0.095
23.6
CI 23.4 / 23.8
SE 0.097
30.6
CI 30.4 / 30.8
SE 0.111
34.8
CI 34.5 / 35.0
SE 0.117
34.6
CI 34.4 / 34.8
SE 0.117
33.0
CI 32.8 / 33.2
SE 0.114
24.3
CI 24.1 / 24.5
SE 0.097
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
26.8
CI 24.7 / 29.1
SE 1.096
30.5
CI 28.3 / 32.9
SE 1.159
42.5
CI 39.8 / 45.3
SE 1.365
56.6
CI 53.6 / 59.8
SE 1.568
65.2
CI 62.0 / 68.7
SE 1.694
65.0
CI 61.7 / 68.4
SE 1.682
51.6
CI 48.7 / 54.6
SE 1.494
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
3.0
CI 2.8 / 3.3
SE 0.123
3.3
CI 3.1 / 3.6
SE 0.130
4.6
CI 4.3 / 4.9
SE 0.151
4.7
CI 4.4 / 5.0
SE 0.151
5.3
CI 5.0 / 5.6
SE 0.157
5.1
CI 4.8 / 5.4
SE 0.153
4.4
CI 4.2 / 4.7
SE 0.139
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
12.3
CI 9.6 / 15.7
SE 1.482
9.5
CI 7.2 / 12.4
SE 1.254
13.7
CI 11.0 / 17.1
SE 1.497
20.1
CI 16.7 / 24.1
SE 1.797
18.8
CI 15.6 / 22.5
SE 1.693
26.2
CI 22.4 / 30.5
SE 1.995
20.5
CI 17.2 / 24.2
SE 1.728
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.3
CI 20.9 / 21.8
SE 0.229
24.8
CI 24.3 / 25.3
SE 0.247
35.8
CI 35.2 / 36.3
SE 0.296
44.2
CI 43.6 / 44.9
SE 0.325
47.5
CI 46.9 / 48.2
SE 0.337
48.9
CI 48.2 / 49.5
SE 0.339
33.8
CI 33.3 / 34.4
SE 0.279
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
25.9
CI 25.7 / 26.2
SE 0.121
26.2
CI 25.9 / 26.4
SE 0.121
33.1
CI 32.8 / 33.3
SE 0.137
36.8
CI 36.5 / 37.0
SE 0.143
35.6
CI 35.4 / 35.9
SE 0.141
33.1
CI 32.8 / 33.4
SE 0.136
24.7
CI 24.5 / 25.0
SE 0.117
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
12.4
CI 11.4 / 13.5
SE 0.514
12.7
CI 11.7 / 13.8
SE 0.510
18.8
CI 17.7 / 20.1
SE 0.610
21.5
CI 20.2 / 22.8
SE 0.639
23.1
CI 21.8 / 24.4
SE 0.654
23.6
CI 22.3 / 24.9
SE 0.657
19.1
CI 18.0 / 20.3
SE 0.586

Drug overdose deaths by Age group, 2018-2024 †
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
0.5
CI 0.4 / 0.5
SE 0.025
0.6
CI 0.5 / 0.6
SE 0.028
1.0
CI 0.9 / 1.1
SE 0.037
1.2
CI 1.1 / 1.3
SE 0.040
1.4
CI 1.3 / 1.5
SE 0.044
1.4
CI 1.3 / 1.5
SE 0.043
0.9
CI 0.8 / 1.0
SE 0.035
0-4 years
0.3
CI 0.3 / 0.4
SE 0.041
0.5
CI 0.4 / 0.6
SE 0.051
0.7
CI 0.6 / 0.8
SE 0.060
1.1
CI 0.9 / 1.2
SE 0.075
1.4
CI 1.2 / 1.5
SE 0.086
1.4
CI 1.3 / 1.6
SE 0.088
1.1
CI 1.0 / 1.3
SE 0.077
5-11 years
0.0
CI 0.0 / 0.1
SE 0.012
0.1
CI 0.1 / 0.1
SE 0.017
0.1
CI 0.1 / 0.2
SE 0.021
0.1
CI 0.1 / 0.1
SE 0.018
0.1
CI 0.1 / 0.2
SE 0.020
0.1
CI 0.1 / 0.2
SE 0.019
0.1
CI 0.0 / 0.1
SE 0.015
12-17 years
1.0
CI 0.9 / 1.1
SE 0.064
1.1
CI 1.0 / 1.3
SE 0.067
2.2
CI 2.0 / 2.4
SE 0.093
2.4
CI 2.3 / 2.6
SE 0.096
2.8
CI 2.6 / 3.0
SE 0.104
2.7
CI 2.5 / 2.9
SE 0.102
1.7
CI 1.5 / 1.9
SE 0.081
18-44 years
31.0
CI 30.7 / 31.3
SE 0.162
32.1
CI 31.7 / 32.4
SE 0.165
43.2
CI 42.9 / 43.6
SE 0.191
48.6
CI 48.2 / 49.0
SE 0.202
47.1
CI 46.7 / 47.4
SE 0.198
44.1
CI 43.7 / 44.4
SE 0.191
30.6
CI 30.3 / 30.9
SE 0.157
18-24 years
14.5
CI 14.1 / 14.9
SE 0.218
15.0
CI 14.6 / 15.5
SE 0.223
22.1
CI 21.5 / 22.6
SE 0.271
22.8
CI 22.3 / 23.4
SE 0.275
19.5
CI 19.0 / 20.0
SE 0.249
17.4
CI 17.0 / 17.9
SE 0.239
11.0
CI 10.6 / 11.4
SE 0.187
25-44 years
36.8
CI 36.4 / 37.2
SE 0.206
37.9
CI 37.5 / 38.3
SE 0.208
50.4
CI 50.0 / 50.9
SE 0.239
57.3
CI 56.8 / 57.8
SE 0.254
56.7
CI 56.2 / 57.2
SE 0.252
53.1
CI 52.6 / 53.6
SE 0.243
37.2
CI 36.8 / 37.6
SE 0.201
45-64 years
31.7
CI 31.4 / 32.1
SE 0.195
33.6
CI 33.2 / 34.0
SE 0.201
42.0
CI 41.5 / 42.4
SE 0.225
49.4
CI 49.0 / 49.9
SE 0.243
51.6
CI 51.1 / 52.1
SE 0.250
51.2
CI 50.8 / 51.7
SE 0.249
39.8
CI 39.4 / 40.2
SE 0.220
45-54 years
35.3
CI 34.7 / 35.9
SE 0.291
36.9
CI 36.3 / 37.5
SE 0.300
46.9
CI 46.2 / 47.5
SE 0.341
53.8
CI 53.1 / 54.5
SE 0.363
55.3
CI 54.6 / 56.0
SE 0.370
53.3
CI 52.6 / 54.0
SE 0.363
41.0
CI 40.4 / 41.7
SE 0.317
55-64 years
28.3
CI 27.8 / 28.8
SE 0.259
30.4
CI 29.9 / 30.9
SE 0.268
37.3
CI 36.7 / 37.9
SE 0.297
45.3
CI 44.7 / 46.0
SE 0.325
48.1
CI 47.5 / 48.8
SE 0.338
49.2
CI 48.6 / 49.9
SE 0.343
38.6
CI 38.0 / 39.2
SE 0.304
65 years and over
7.6
CI 7.3 / 7.8
SE 0.120
8.3
CI 8.0 / 8.5
SE 0.124
9.4
CI 9.1 / 9.6
SE 0.130
12.0
CI 11.7 / 12.3
SE 0.147
13.2
CI 12.9 / 13.5
SE 0.151
14.7
CI 14.4 / 15.0
SE 0.157
13.4
CI 13.1 / 13.7
SE 0.148
65-74 years
10.2
CI 9.9 / 10.6
SE 0.183
11.3
CI 10.9 / 11.7
SE 0.189
13.2
CI 12.8 / 13.6
SE 0.201
16.8
CI 16.3 / 17.2
SE 0.223
19.0
CI 18.6 / 19.5
SE 0.237
21.3
CI 20.8 / 21.8
SE 0.248
19.3
CI 18.9 / 19.8
SE 0.234
75-84 years
3.9
CI 3.6 / 4.2
SE 0.160
4.2
CI 3.9 / 4.5
SE 0.162
4.0
CI 3.7 / 4.3
SE 0.156
4.9
CI 4.6 / 5.3
SE 0.175
5.3
CI 5.0 / 5.7
SE 0.174
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.1
SE 0.176
5.7
CI 5.4 / 6.0
SE 0.172
85 years and over
3.8
CI 3.3 / 4.3
SE 0.240
3.6
CI 3.2 / 4.1
SE 0.235
3.9
CI 3.5 / 4.5
SE 0.244
4.3
CI 3.8 / 4.8
SE 0.268
3.7
CI 3.3 / 4.2
SE 0.239
4.1
CI 3.7 / 4.7
SE 0.259
3.8
CI 3.3 / 4.3
SE 0.243

Drug overdose deaths by Educational attainment (25-64 years), 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Educational attainment (25-64 years)
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Drug overdose deaths by Family income, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Drug overdose deaths by Health insurance status, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Drug overdose deaths by Geographic location, 2018-2024 *  1
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
21.0
CI 20.8 / 21.2
SE 0.088
22.0
CI 21.8 / 22.2
SE 0.090
28.6
CI 28.4 / 28.8
SE 0.103
32.4
CI 32.2 / 32.7
SE 0.108
DNA
DNA
DNA
Non-metropolitan
19.0
CI 18.6 / 19.4
SE 0.218
19.6
CI 19.2 / 20.1
SE 0.222
26.2
CI 25.7 / 26.7
SE 0.259
32.2
CI 31.6 / 32.8
SE 0.285
DNA
DNA
DNA

Drug overdose deaths by Marital status (25 years and over), 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Marital status (25 years and over)
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Drug overdose deaths by Country of birth, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Country of birth
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
DNA

Drug overdose deaths by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran status (20 years and over)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Drug overdose deaths by Disability status, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Disability status
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Drug overdose deaths by Sexual orientation, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sexual orientation
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Drug overdose deaths by Gender identity, 2018-2024 *
(drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gender identity
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Disparity