Status: Getting worse
Most Recent Data:
32.4
drug-overdose deaths per 100,000 population
(2021) *
Target:
20.7
per 100,000
*
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
20.7
drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2018 *
* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.
Reduce drug overdose deaths
Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census
Summary
Drug overdose deaths are a national public health emergency. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdoses and prevent death. Increasing access to naloxone and to evidence-based treatments for substance use disorder can help reduce overdose deaths.
Topic: Drug and Alcohol Use
Workgroup: Substance Use Workgroup