Table 2.
Age-Specific Drug Overdose Mortality Rates in the United States (2020) and Age-Specific Mortality Rate Ratios in comparison to Non-Hispanic White Individuals (N=90,895)
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| Age | NH-African American or Black | Hispanic | NH-American Indian/Alaska | NH-Asian | NH-White | NH-African American or Black | Hispanic | NH-American Indian/Alaska | NH-Asian |
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| 15–24 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 18.7 | 82.35 | 80.21 | 133.69 | 35.29 |
| 25–34 | 44.0 | 30.1 | 78.1 | 8.8 | 59.1 | 74.45 | 50.93 | 132.15 | 14.89 |
| 35–44 | 57.6 | 29.6 | 83.3 | 8.5 | 67.3 | 85.59 | 43.98 | 123.77 | 12.63 |
| 45–54 | 66.0 | 26.8 | 70.3 | 8.1 | 52.3 | 126.20 | 51.24 | 134.42 | 15.49 |
| 55–64 | 70.1 | 24.7 | 42.1 | 6.0 | 35.6 | 196.91 | 69.38 | 118.26 | 16.85 |
| 65–74 | 35.2 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 314.29 | 78.57 | 91.96 | 28.57 |
| 75–84 | 5.8 | 3.7 | -- | -- | 3.9 | 148.72 | 94.87 | -- | -- |
| 85 + | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Source: CDC WONDER