Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2017.
Drug Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2017.
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10.15620/cdc:101761
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发表时间:
2018-11-01
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Warner, Margaret
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Hedegaard, Holly;Minino, Arialdi M;Warner, Margaret
Deaths from drug overdose are an increasing public health burden in theUnited States (1-4). This report uses the most recent data from the NationalVital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths,describe demographic and geographic patterns, and identify shifts in the typesof drugs involved.KEY FINDINGS: Key findings Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality ● The age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2015 (16.3 per 100,000) was more than 2.5 times the rate in 1999 (6.1). ● Drug overdose death rates increased for all age groups, with the greatest percentage increase among adults aged 55-64 (from 4.2 per 100,000 in 1999 to 21.8 in 2015). In 2015, adults aged 45-54 had the highest rate (30.0). ● In 2015, the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths among non-Hispanic white persons (21.1 per 100,000) was nearly 3.5 times the rate in 1999 (6.2). ● The four states with the highest age-adjusted drug overdose death rates in 2015 were West Virginia (41.5), New Hampshire (34.3), Kentucky (29.9), and Ohio (29.9). ● In 2015, the percentage of drug overdose deaths involving heroin (25%) was triple the percentage in 2010 (8%). Deaths from drug overdose have been identified as a significant public health burden in the United States in recent years (1-4). This report uses data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to highlight recent trends in drug overdose deaths, describing demographic and geographic patterns as well as the types of drugs involved.Deaths from drug overdose continue to contribute to mortality in the United States (1-5). This report uses the most recent data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths for all drugs and for specific drugs and drug types, and to identify changes in rates by state from 2017 to 2018.Deaths from drug overdose continue to be a public health burden in the United States (1-5). This report uses the most recent final mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) to update trends in drug overdose deaths, describe demographic and geographic patterns, and identify shifts in the types of drugs involved.