Deaths due to drug overdoses, expressed as a rate per 100,000 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 2021, the region had a rate of 35 drug poisoning deaths per 100,000 residents in the Mid-Hudson Valley region. This was above the national and state (excluding NYC) rates of 34 and 27 respectively. Sullivan had the highest rate of drug poisoning deaths in the region at 53 per 100,000 residents, while Columbia and Putnam counties (26 and 29, respectively) 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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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| Region | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 13.4 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 22.5 | 26.9 | 29.1 | 22.9 | 35.3 |
| Columbia County | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 18.1 | 22.7 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| Dutchess County | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 17.2 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 21.6 | 16.1 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 28.7 | 29.6 | 24.9 | 40.2 |
| Greene County | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 22.0 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 18.7 | 29.4 |
| Orange County | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 24.2 | 30.1 | 22.1 | 30.9 |
| Putnam County | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 20.0 | 26.7 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 20.5 |
| Sullivan County | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 17.5 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 14.3 | 15.7 | 31.8 | 19.3 | 23.2 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 37.3 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 62.9 |
| Ulster County | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 28.9 | 27.3 | 31.8 | 21.1 | 40.7 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 15.9 | 19.4 | 21.3 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 25.7 |
| 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 | 21.7 | 20.7 | ||
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