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Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths of Unknown Intent (1999 - 2007)


Source: National Center for Health Statistics, Public Use Mortality Data Files

Trends in Drug Induced Deaths -- Deaths Due to Poisoning of Unknown Intent (1999 - 2007)
  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Underlying Cause of Death
(ICD-10 Codes)
Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total
Narcotics and Psychodysleptics
(Y12)
1,425 7.45 1,357 6.88 1,595 7.35 1,810 6.95 1,981 6.90 1,761 5.73 1,411 4.21 1,574 4.10 1,563 4.07
Other and Unspecified
(Y14)
775 4.05 802 4.07 875 4.03 1,094 4.20 1,270 4.42 1,219 3.97 1,291 3.85 1,449 3.77 1,604 4.18
Various Medications
(Y11)
231 1.21 219 1.11 231 1.06 241 0.93 239 0.83 262 0.85 290 0.86 280 0.73 278 0.72
Nonopioid Analgesics
(Y10)
38 0.20 43 0.22 63 0.29 43 0.17 55 0.19 55 0.18 71 0.21 69 0.18 73 0.19
Other ANS Drugs
(Y13)
4 0.02 8 0.04 5 0.02 9 0.03 8 0.03 9 0.03 5 0.01 7 0.02 1 0.003
Deaths in Category 2,473 2,429 2,769 3,197 3,553 3,306 3,068 3,379 3,519


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