Drug-Induced Deaths (1979 - 2004)
Distribution (%) by Underlying Cause of Death Type


Same data depicting distribution tally by cause
Acc-OD - Accidental Overdose
Int-OD - Intentional Overdose (suicide)
Unk-OD - Overdose of unknown intent

Drug-Induced Deaths (1979 - 2004) Totals and Distribution Percentage by Underlying Cause of Death
Year Total Acc-OD Int-OD Unk-OD Mental Illness Homicide Other
1979 7,101 36 43 12 9 0.18 --
1980 6,900 36 40 12 12 0.22 --
1981 7,106 38 38 11 12 0.44 --
1982 7,310 39 37 10 14 0.23 --
1983 7,492 38 38 10 14 0.23 --
1984 7,892 41 34 10 15 0.16 --
1985 8,663 42 31 9 18 0.28 --
1986 9,976 42 28 10 20 0.30 --
1987 9,796 40 30 11 19 0.22 --
1988 10,917 45 27 11 17 0.26 --
1989 10,710 47 28 12 13 0.15 --
1990 9,463 48 31 10 11 0.34 --
1991 10,388 50 30 10 10 0.32 --
1992 11,703 51 27 12 9 0.32 --
1993 13,275 56 22 13 9 0.26 --
1994 13,923 56 22 13 9 0.22 --
1995 14,218 56 20 13 10 0.19 --
1996 14,843 57 20 13 11 0.24 --
1997 15,973 57 19 14 10 0.24 --
1998 16,926 58 19 14 10 0.24 --
1999 19,102 58 17 13 12 0.21 0.14
2000 19,698 59 16 12 12 0.16 0.11
2001 21,683 60 16 13 11 0.19 0.10
2002 26,018 63 15 12 10 0.17 0.08
2003 28,723 64 14 12 10 0.17 0.08
2004 30,711 65 14 11 11 0.23 0.07

Sources

1979-1998:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1979-1998. CDC WONDER On-line Database, compiled from Compressed Mortality File CMF 1968-1988, Series 20, No. 2A, 2000 and CMF 1989-1998, Series 20, No. 2E, 2003.
1999-later:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File 1999-2004. CDC WONDER On-line Database, compiled from Compressed Mortality File 1999-2004 Series 20 No. 2J, 2007.
ICD-9 Interface (1979 - 1998) ICD-10 Interface (1999 - Current)

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