Table 1.
Overall and sex-stratified proportional mortality from drug overdoses and mental or behavioral disorders (% all deaths within each racial and ethnic group), 2018–2021
| Racial/ethnic group | Proportional mortality (p-value) | Proportional mortality ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Male | Female | Overall | Male | Female | |
| Drug overdoses | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 2.47% (p < 0.001) | 3.11% (p < 0.001) | 1.68% (p < 0.001) | 2.49 | 2.24 | 3.15 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 3.40% (p < 0.001) | 4.45% (p < 0.001) | 1.92% (p < 0.001) | 3.43 | 3.21 | 3.59 |
| Non-Hispanic AIAN | 4.24% (p < 0.001) | 4.67% (p < 0.001) | 3.68% (p < 0.001) | 4.28 | 3.36 | 6.87 |
| Aggregate non-Hispanic AA (ref) | 0.99% | 1.39% | 0.54% | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian Indian | 1.20% (p < 0.001) | 1.57% (p < 0.001) | 0.61% (p = 0.210) | 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.14 |
| Non-Hispanic Chinese | 0.47% (p < 0.001) | 0.57% (p < 0.001) | 0.37% (p < 0.001) | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.69 |
| Non-Hispanic Filipino | 0.82% (p < 0.001) | 1.27% (p = 0.108) | 0.38% (p < 0.001) | 0.83 | 0.92 | 0.71 |
| Non-Hispanic Japanese | 0.46% (p < 0.001) | 0.75% (p < 0.001) | 0.26% (p < 0.001) | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.49 |
| Non-Hispanic Korean | 1.36% (p < 0.001) | 1.77% (p < 0.001) | 0.93% (p < 0.001) | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.74 |
| Non-Hispanic Vietnamese | 1.35% (p < 0.001) | 1.82% (p < 0.001) | 0.66% (p = 0.076) | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.22 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Asian | 1.78% (p < 0.001) | 2.38% (p < 0.001) | 0.93% (p < 0.001) | 1.80 | 1.71 | 1.73 |
| Non-Hispanic Multi-Racial | 6.31% (p < 0.001) | 7.30% (p < 0.001) | 4.85% (p < 0.001) | 6.36 | 5.26 | 9.06 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.60% (p < 0.001) | 4.92% (p < 0.001) | 1.80% (p < 0.001) | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.36 |
| Mental or behavioral disorders | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 15.02% (p < 0.001) | 18.01% (p < 0.001) | 11.84% (p < 0.001) | 3.13 | 2.53 | 5.10 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 11.79% (p < 0.001) | 14.76% (p < 0.001) | 8.48% (p < 0.001) | 2.46 | 2.07 | 3.65 |
| Non-Hispanic AIAN | 19.51% (p < 0.001) | 21.83% (p < 0.001) | 16.75% (p < 0.001) | 4.06 | 3.07 | 7.21 |
| Aggregate non-Hispanic AA (ref) | 4.80% | 7.12% | 2.32% | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian Indian | 4.56% (p < 0.001) | 6.73% (p = 0.021) | 1.33% (p < 0.001) | 0.95 | 0.94 | 0.57 |
| Non-Hispanic Chinese | 3.18% (p < 0.001) | 5.09% (p < 0.001) | 1.12% (p < 0.001) | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.48 |
| Non-Hispanic Filipino | 4.52% (p < 0.001) | 6.94% (p = 0.261) | 2.21% (p = 0.212) | 0.94 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| Non-Hispanic Japanese | 5.81% (p < 0.001) | 8.58% (p < 0.001) | 4.05% (p < 0.001) | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.75 |
| Non-Hispanic Korean | 5.60% (p < 0.001) | 7.36% (p = 0.314) | 4.09% (p < 0.001) | 1.17 | 1.03 | 1.76 |
| Non-Hispanic Vietnamese | 5.64% (p < 0.001) | 8.75% (p < 0.001) | 1.29% (p < 0.001) | 1.18 | 1.23 | 0.55 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Asian | 6.14% (p < 0.001) | 8.61% (p < 0.001) | 2.95% (p < 0.001) | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.27 |
| Non-Hispanic Multi-Racial | 15.19% (p < 0.001) | 17.26% (p < 0.001) | 12.65% (p < 0.001) | 3.16 | 2.42 | 5.45 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.32% (p < 0.001) | 10.97% (p < 0.001) | 4.87% (p < 0.001) | 1.73 | 1.54 | 2.09 |
AIAN American Indian or Alaskan Native, AA Asian American