Urban–Rural Differences in Drug Overdose Death Rates, 1999–2019
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Description
Examines age-adjusted drug overdose deaths in urban and
rural counties. Includes urban-rural data on overdose
deaths overall and for selected types of opioids and
stimulants from 1999 through 2019. Identifies states with
higher overdose deaths in rural counties, higher rates in
urban counties, and states with no significant difference
between rural and urban overdose death rates.
Author(s)
Holly Hedegaard, Merianne Rose Spencer
Date
03/2021
Organization
National Center for Health Statistics
Tagged as
Illicit drug use
· Mortality
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· State-by-state data
· Statistics and data
· State-by-state