TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Quickstats: Age-adjusted drug overdose death rates,*(,)(†) by state - National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Miniño, Arialdi M.
A1  - Spencer, Merianne R.
SP  - e293
EP  - e293
VL  - 72
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7211a7
ID  - ref1
ER  -