District Of Columbia - Number and Rate of Fatal Drug Overdose Deaths By Type of Drug in 2020 (CDC)

According to data from the CDC, the overall number of fatal drug overdose deaths in District Of Columbia for all drugs was 515, and the age adjusted overdose death rate per 100,000 persons was 79.4. The following types of drugs were among the drugs that were involved with high number of overdose deaths: Any Opioids (415), Illegally-made Fentanyls (387), Any stimulants (201), and Cocaine (186).

The chart below shows the age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths per 100K by type of drug. The table below shows the number and the overdose death rate by type of drug.

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Note: A rate value of 9999 denotes that the value is suppressed. Rates based on less than 20 drug overdose deaths are suppressed to avoid presentation of unstable rates.