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About the National Data
Data
Data Sources: National Vital Statistics System - Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Population Estimates, Census
Baseline: 20.7 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2018
Target: 20.7 per 100,000
Numerator
Number of deaths due to drug overdose (ICD-10 codes: X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, Y10-Y14).
Denominator
Number of persons.
Target-setting method
Maintain the baseline
Target-setting method justification
This method was used because the trend was moving away from the desired direction. Maintaining the baseline is the desired target because drug overdose deaths have been increasing precipitously. While a reduction in overdose deaths is ideal, halting the increase still confers great public health benefit.
Methodology
Methodology notes
Includes deaths with underlying causes of unintentional drug poisoning (X40–X44), suicide drug poisoning (X60–X64), homicide drug poisoning (X85), or drug poisoning of undetermined intent (Y10–Y14), as coded in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Modified, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 but underwent a change in measurement.
Changes between HP2020 and HP2030
This objective differs from Healthy People 2020 objective SA-12 in the objective SA-12 tracked all drug-induced deaths, while this objective tracks deaths due to drug overdoses.
