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Reduce overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone — IVP‑22 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
22.7 deaths per 100,000 population (2022) *

Target:
8.9 per 100,000 *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
9.9 deaths per 100,000 population were caused by an overdose involving synthetic opioids other than methadone in 2018 *

Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

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Drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids, excluding methadone, 2018-2022 *
(deaths per 100,000 population)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total
9.9
SE 0.057
11.4
SE 0.061
17.8
SE 0.076
21.8
SE 0.084
22.7
SE 0.085