Figure 1 National Drug Overdose Deaths Number Among
Figure 1. National Drug Overdose Deaths Number Among All Ages, by Gender, 1999 -2018 100 000 Total Female Male 70 237 80 000 67 367 60 000 38 329 40 000 20 000 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 20 19 99 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 2. National Drug Overdose Deaths Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 35 000 Other Synthetic Narcotics Other Than Methadone (Mainly Fentanyl) 31 335 30 000 Prescription Opioids 14 975 Heroin 14 996 25 000 Cocaine 14 666 20 000 Psychostimulants with Abuse Potential (Mainly Methamphetamine), [VALUE] 15 000 10 000 Benzodiazepines 10 724 5 000 Antidepressants 5 064 19 9 20 9 0 20 0 0 20 1 0 20 2 0 20 3 0 20 4 0 20 5 0 20 6 0 20 7 0 20 8 0 20 9 1 20 0 1 20 1 1 20 2 1 20 3 1 20 4 1 20 5 1 20 6 1 20 7 18 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 3. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Any Opioid, Number Among All Ages, by Gender, 1999 -2018 50 000 Any Opioid Female Male 47 600 46 802 40 000 30 000 21 088 20 000 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 4. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Prescription Opioids, Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 17 029 18 000 16 000 14 975 14 583 14 000 12 000 10 000 8 000 6 000 4 000 2 000 Prescription Opioids Female 18 20 17 20 16 20 15 20 14 20 13 20 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 20 19 99 0 Male Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 5. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Heroin Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 25 000 Heroin Without Other Synthetic Narcotics Heroin and Other Synthetic Narcotics 20 000 15 482 14 996 15 000 10 000 5 000 1 960 3 036 19 99 20 00 20 01 20 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 6. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Psychostimulants With Abuse Potential (Including Methamphetamine), by Opioid Involvement Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 25 000 Psychostimulants and Any Opioid Psychostimulants Without Any Opioid Psychostimulants and Other Synthetic Narcotics 20 000 15 000 12 676 10 000 547 16 20 17 20 18 20 15 20 14 20 13 20 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 20 19 99 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 7. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Cocaine, by Opioid Involvement Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 Cocaine and Any Opioid Cocaine Without Any Opioid Cocaine and Other Synthetic Narcotics 25 000 20 000 14 666 15 000 10 000 5 000 3 822 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 20 19 99 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 8. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Benzodiazepines, by Opioid Involvement, Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 25 000 Benzodiazepines and Any Opioid Benzodiazepines Without Any Opioid Benzodiazepines and Other Synthetic Narcotics 20 000 15 000 10 724 10 000 5 000 1 135 18 20 17 20 16 20 15 20 14 20 13 20 12 20 11 20 10 20 09 20 08 20 07 20 06 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 0 20 20 0 19 99 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Figure 9. National Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Antidepressants, by Opioid Involvement, Number Among All Ages, 1999 -2018 10 000 Antidepressants and Any Opioid Antidepressants Without Any Opioid Antidepressants and Other Synthetic Narcotics 8 000 5 269 5 064 6 000 4 000 2 000 1 749 02 20 03 20 04 20 05 20 06 20 07 20 08 20 09 20 10 20 11 20 12 20 13 20 14 20 15 20 16 20 17 20 18 20 01 00 20 20 19 99 0 Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999 -2018 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released January, 2019
Alternative Text • The figures above are bar charts showing the number of U. S. overdose deaths involving select prescription and illicit drugs from 1999 through 2018. The bars are overlaid by lines representing gender or concurrent opioid involvement. There were 67, 367 drug-involved overdose deaths reported in the U. S. in 2018 (Figure 1); 67% of cases occurred among males (yellow line). Other synthetic narcotics or opioids (mainly fentanyl or fentanyl analogs) were the main driver of drug overdose deaths with a nearly 12 -fold increase from 2012 to 2018 (Figure 2). • Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid―prescription opioids (including methadone), other synthetic opioids, and heroin―rose from 18, 515 deaths in 2007 to 47, 600 deaths in 2017; before declining to 46, 802 in 2018. More than 68% of deaths occurred among males (Figure 3). From 2017 to 2018, the number of deaths involving prescription opioids declined to 14, 975 (Figure 4). • Overdose deaths involving heroin decreased from 15, 482 deaths in 2017 to 14, 996 in 2018 (Figure 5). • From 2015 to 2018, the number of deaths involving psychostimulants (mainly methamphetamine, Figure 6) or cocaine (Figure 7) have risen significantly to a respective 12, 676 and 14, 666 deaths. • The final two charts show the number of overdose deaths involving benzodiazepines (Figure 8) or antidepressants (Figure 9). Benzodiazepines were involved in 10, 734 deaths in 2018—a decrease from the 11, 537 deaths in 2017. These were driven by the combination of these prescription drugs with any opioid. Deaths involving antidepressants are also rising, although at a much slower rate than benzodiazepines. As is the case with benzodiazepines, deaths involving antidepressants are mainly driven by those also involving synthetic opioids.
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