An updated indicator shows drug overdose mortality using the latest CDC WONDER data. Reported as five-year average rates per 100,000 population, the data highlight ongoing variation in overdose deaths across communities and provide an updated view of one of the leading causes of injury death in the United States.
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An updated indicator is now available showing deaths of despair—suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related mortality—using the latest CDC WONDER data. Reported as rates per 100,000 population, the data provide an updated view of how these overlapping causes of death vary across communities and highlight differences in mental health and substance use outcomes across report areas.
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This layer displays drug overdose mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database. Data are 5-year aggregates for 2019-23 and grouped by ICD-10 codes.
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This layer displays COVID-19 mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database. Data are 5-year aggregates for 2018-22 and grouped by ICD-10 codes.
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This layer displays the percentage of Medicare Beneficiaries with a drug or substance use disorder. The prevalence among Medicare beneficiaries is based on Medicare insurance claims (for specific inpatient diagnosis or procedure codes) in 2018.
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This layer displays COVID-19, influenza, and pneumonia mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database. Data are 5-year aggregates for 2018-22 and grouped by ICD-10 codes.
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Layer displays the percentage of claims for prescription drugs among Medicare Part D beneficiaries that were for opioid drugs in 2018. Data is available by county, ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) and by physician (address).
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Layer displays the 5-year rate of change in claims for prescription opioid drugs among Medicare Part D beneficiaries (as a percentage of all prescription drug claims). Data show the change between 2017 and 2021.
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This layer displays poisoning mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database. Data are 5-year aggregates for 2016-20 and grouped by ICD-10 codes.
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This layer displays timely information on the estimated overdose mortality rate for counties and census tracts using provisional and final death data. Some census tracts are grouped to protect data privacy. Rates are modeled for areas with greater than 0 but fewer than 10 deaths in the report period.
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