TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - QuickStats: Age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving cocaine, by region -- National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Garnett,, Matthew F.
A1  - Spencer, Merianne R.
SP  - p1126
EP  - p1126
VL  - 72
IS  - 41
N2  - This report describes age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving cocaine.     In 2021, the U.S. age-adjusted drug overdose death rate involving cocaine was 7.3 deaths per 100,000 standard population. Rates were higher in HHS regions 1-5 (mostly areas east of the Mississippi River) and were lower in regions 6-10 (areas west of the Mississippi River). The highest rate was in Region 1 (14.8), which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The lowest rate was in Region 10 (2.3), which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.     Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System, Mortality Data, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/deaths.htm    * Deaths per 100,000 standard population. Age-adjusted drug overdose death rates were calculated using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. population. In 2021, the U.S. age-adjusted drug overdose death rate involving cocaine was 7.3 deaths per 100,000 standard population.     † Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision underlying cause-of-death codes X40-X44, X60-X64, X85, and Y10-Y14 with a multiple cause-of-death code T40.5.     § HHS regions; rates for regions 2 and 9 do not include the rates for any territories and associated states (Region 2 = New York and New Jersey; Region 9 = Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada). https://www.hhs. gov/about/agencies/iea/regional-offices/index.html<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7241a4
ID  - ref1
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