Fatal Overdoses
Specific Measure
Deaths per 100,000 population from drug overdoses.
(Source: Authors' analysis of Centers for Disease Control data).
How does the US rank globally?
- Specific Measure: Deaths per 100,000 population from drug use disorders.
(Source: Authors’ analysis of Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation data).
- Percentage of countries the US outperforms: 0% (out of 115 countries)
- International Rank Trend: Worsening
National Trend Worsening
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