Deaths due to drug overdoses, expressed as a rate per 10,000 residents.
In addition to ending a life tragically, a death by drug overdose profoundly affects surviving relatives and friends. Rising drug overdose deaths can reflect increasing rates of addiction, more potent and dangerous substances, inadequate systems to treat and support addicts, and other worrisome trends.
In 2016, the region had a rate of 10.7 drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 residents in the Mid-Hudson Valley region. This was below the national rate of 19.8, but higher than the state (excluding NYC) at 9.2. Sullivan had the highest rate of drug poisoning deaths in the region at 17, while Dutchess and Ulster counties (both at 9.0) had the lowest.
Deaths may be accidental or intentional, or this information may be unknown.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
| Columbia County | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Dutchess County | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Greene County | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Orange County | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Putnam County | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Sullivan County | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 |
| Ulster County | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.2 |
| U.S. | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 19.8 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| People Without Health Insurance | Decreasing |
| Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
| Deaths from Drug Overdoses | Increasing |
| Babies with Low Birth Weights | Maintaining |
| People Living wth HIV | Decreasing |
| Mental Health Clinic Visits | Decreasing |
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