By the Numbers: 21 April 2025
6.2 to 32.7
The increase in deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022 attributed to "overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S," according to a recent article the Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Widening Racial Disparities in the U.S. Overdose Epidemic.
Overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S. increased from 6.2 to 32.7 deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022. In this same time period, mortality has increased most rapidly in Black, Native, and Hispanic/Latino Americans at 249.3%, 166.3%, and 171.8%, respectively. Disparities with White populations vary regionally. The upper Midwest (i.e., Minnesota, Wisconsin) and Washington state rank highest in excessive Native overdose death; the upper Midwest and Washington, DC rank highest as Black overdose deaths. In terms of substances, deaths from polyuse of methamphetamines and opioids have been highest among Native Americans over time, whereas deaths from cocaine and opioids disproportionately impact Black Americans.
6.2 to 32.7
The increase in deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022 attributed to "overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S," according to a recent article the Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Widening Racial Disparities in the U.S. Overdose Epidemic.
Overall age-adjusted overdose mortality in the U.S. increased from 6.2 to 32.7 deaths per 100,000 between 1999 and 2022. In this same time period, mortality has increased most rapidly in Black, Native, and Hispanic/Latino Americans at 249.3%, 166.3%, and 171.8%, respectively. Disparities with White populations vary regionally. The upper Midwest (i.e., Minnesota, Wisconsin) and Washington state rank highest in excessive Native overdose death; the upper Midwest and Washington, DC rank highest as Black overdose deaths. In terms of substances, deaths from polyuse of methamphetamines and opioids have been highest among Native Americans over time, whereas deaths from cocaine and opioids disproportionately impact Black Americans.