@article{ref1,
title="Quickstats: Age-adjusted drug overdose death rates,*(,)(†) by state - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2023",
author="Miniño, Arialdi M. and Spencer, Merianne R.",
volume="72",
number="11",
pages="e293-e293",
abstract="In 2021, the U.S. age-adjusted drug overdose death rate was 32.4 per 100,000 population. The highest rates were in West Virginia (90.9) and the District of Columbia (63.6); the lowest rates were in the Upper Midwest and Texas. The lowest state rates were those in Nebraska (11.4), South Dakota (12.6), and Iowa (15.3).   Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm   * Deaths per 100,000 standard population. Age-adjusted drug overdose death rates were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau standard population. In 2021, the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate was 32.4 per 100,000 standard population.   † Drug overdose deaths were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death codes X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, and Y10-Y14.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm7211a7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7211a7"
}