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Drug Overdose Mortality Rate

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Drug Overdose Mortality Rate

What does this measure?

Deaths due to drug overdoses, expressed as a rate per 100,000 residents.

Why is this important?

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.

How is the region performing?

In 2022, the region had a rate of 34 drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 residents in the Mid-Hudson Valley region. This was equal to the national rate and above the state (excluding NYC) rate of 26. Sullivan had the highest rate of drug poisoning deaths in the region at 62 per 100,000 residents, while Greene and Putnam counties (21 and 22, respectively) had the lowest.

Notes about the data

Deaths may be accidental or intentional, or this information may be unknown.

Drug Overdose Mortality Rate
2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region7.410.711.414.414.417.120.825.028.320.630.231.133.9
Columbia1.66.43.211.314.59.821.431.510.015.013.424.222.9
Dutchess10.79.113.117.613.218.717.426.627.922.135.729.139.3
Greene8.114.320.610.418.816.825.327.425.314.829.548.021.1
Orange6.710.211.012.315.517.618.020.528.020.726.933.830.3
Putnam5.04.012.012.19.113.121.322.221.212.118.220.422.4
Sullivan9.032.413.022.126.425.421.438.745.139.863.746.461.5
Ulster5.59.38.813.810.515.030.224.633.617.931.425.634.6
NYS (excluding NYC)5.27.47.69.810.313.218.219.517.216.122.725.225.9
U.S.12.913.913.814.615.517.220.822.821.822.829.533.633.8

Source: New York State Department of Health
Notes: Rates per 100,000 residents. Numbers are age- and sex-adjusted.




Number of Fatal Drug Poisionings
2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region84122130164163194235283322234352366398
Columbia14279613196981514
Dutchess3227395239555178826510587117
Greene47105981213127142310
Orange253841465866687810779103137123
Putnam54121291321222112182022
Sullivan7251017201916293430483749
Ulster10171625192754446032564763
NYS (excluding NYC)5838288531,0981,1531,4792,0362,1701,9221,7932,5362,8672,932
U.S.40,39343,54443,81946,47149,71455,40367,26573,99071,14774,51196,096111,219112,109

Source: New York State Department of Health




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