Table 2.
Age-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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 24 years | 25–34 years | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years | ≥ 65 years | ≤ 24 years | 25–34 years | 35–44 years | 45–54 years | 55–64 years | ≥ 65 years | |
| Drug overdoses | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 13.28% (p < 0.001) | 35.86% (p < 0.001) | 25.33% (p < 0.001) | 10.53% (p < 0.001) | 3.45% (p < 0.001) | 0.19% (p < 0.001) | 2.03 | 2.39 | 3.00 | 3.64 | 3.95 | 4.58 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 4.30% (p < 0.001) | 15.49% (p = 0.359) | 13.21% (p < 0.001) | 8.22% (p < 0.001) | 4.24% (p < 0.001) | 0.47% (p < 0.001) | 0.66 | 1.03 | 1.56 | 2.84 | 4.86 | 11.52 |
| Non-Hispanic AIAN | 9.00% (p < 0.001) | 17.14% (= p = 0.002) | 13.09% (p < 0.001) | 7.55% (p < 0.001) | 3.08% (p < 0.001) | 0.50% (p < 0.001) | 1.38 | 1.14 | 1.55 | 2.61 | 3.53 | 12.40 |
| Aggregate non-Hispanic AA (ref) | 6.53% | 15.02% | 8.45% | 2.89% | 0.87% | 0.04% | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian Indian | 6.00% (p = 0.445) | 15.60% (p = 0.639) | 7.50% (p = 0.215) | 2.29% (p = 0.086) | 0.50% (p = 0.007) | 0.07% (p = 0.010) | 0.92 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 1.84 |
| Non-Hispanic Chinese | 5.75% (p = 0.376) | 11.01% (p = 0.0003) | 4.68% (p < 0.001) | 1.91% (p = 0. 003) | 0.50% (p = 0.002) | 0.07% (p = 0.003) | 0.88 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 1.74 |
| Non-Hispanic Filipino | 6.28% (p = 0.835) | 10.12% (p < 0.001) | 6.87% (p = 0.032) | 3.22% (p = 0.296) | 1.22% (p = 0.005) | 0.09% (p < 0.001) | 0.96 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 1.11 | 1.40 | 2.10 |
| Non-Hispanic Japanese | 0.00% (p = 0.114) | 22.58% (p = 0.061) | 10.00% (p = 0.475) | 4.76% (p = 0.005) | 2.02% (p < 0.001) | 0.10% (p < 0.001) | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.18 | 1.65 | 2.31 | 2.56 |
| Non-Hispanic Korean | 13.97% (p < 0.001) | 25.33% (p < 0.001) | 12.57% (p < 0.001) | 3.91% (p = 0.028) | 1.02% (p = 0.473) | 0.13% (p < 0.001) | 2.14 | 1.69 | 1.49 | 1.35 | 1.17 | 3.13 |
| Non-Hispanic Vietnamese | 7.61% (p = 0.306) | 18.09% (p = 0.054) | 12.46% (p < 0.001) | 3.94% (p = 0.004) | 0.75% (p = 0.458) | 0.07% (p = 0.037) | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.48 | 1.36 | 0.86 | 1.79 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Asian | 6.02% (p = 0.432) | 14.59% (p = 0.690) | 9.22% (p = 0.238) | 2.29% (p = 0.045) | 0.79% (p = 0.545) | 0.12% (p < 0.001) | 0.92 | 0.97 | 1.09 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 2.85 |
| Non-Hispanic Multi-Racial | 8.85% (p < 0.001) | 28.99% (p < 0.001) | 20.53% (p < 0.001) | 11.03% (p < 0.001) | 4.25% (p < 0.001) | 0.40% (p < 0.001) | 1.36 | 1.93 | 2.43 | 3.82 | 4.87 | 9.76 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.77% (p < 0.001) | 21.98% (p < 0.001) | 15.08% (p < 0.001) | 7.18% (p < 0.001) | 2.97% (p < 0.001) | 0.20% (p < 0.001) | 1.34 | 1.40 | 1.79 | 2.48 | 3.39 | 4.89 |
| Mental or behavioral disorders | ||||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 7.77% (p < 0.001) | 26.26% (p < 0.001) | 25.27% (p < 0.001) | 23.80% (p < 0.001) | 24.90% (p < 0.001) | 12.50% (p < 0.001) | 2.58 | 2.37 | 2.27 | 2.92 | 3.53 | 3.21 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2.73% (p < 0.001) | 12.84% (p = 0.204) | 15.66% (p < 0.001) | 16.23% (p < 0.001) | 17.69% (p < 0.001) | 9.49% (p < 0.001) | 0.91 | 1.16 | 1.41 | 1.99 | 2.51 | 2.44 |
| Non-Hispanic AIAN | 7.54% (p < 0.001) | 22.84% (p < 0.001) | 25.12% (p < 0.001) | 24.80% (p < 0.001) | 24.82% (p < 0.001) | 15.83% (p < 0.001) | 2.51 | 2.06 | 2.26 | 3.04 | 3.52 | 4.06 |
| Aggregate non-Hispanic AA (ref) | 3.01% | 11.08% | 11.11% | 8.16% | 7.05% | 3.90% | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian Indian | 2.77% (p < 0.001) | 11.58% (p = 0.663) | 12.82% (p = 0.049) | 9.85% (p = 0.003) | 6.52% (p = 0.167) | 3.20% (p < 0.001) | 0.92 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 0.82 |
| Non-Hispanic Chinese | 2.63% (p < 0.001) | 7.13% (p = 0.575) | 6.41% (p < 0.001) | 5.08% (p < 0.001) | 5.27% (p < 0.001) | 2.74% (p < 0.001) | 0.88 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.70 |
| Non-Hispanic Filipino | 2.49% (p < 0.001) | 7.56% (p = 0.465) | 8.99% (p = 0.010) | 6.91% (p = 0.010) | 6.25% (p = 0.012) | 3.88% (p = 0.862) | 0.83 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 1.00 |
| Non-Hispanic Japanese | 0.00% (p < 0.001) | 16.13% (p = 0.138) | 10.00% (p = 0.672) | 10.50% (p = 0.030) | 10.80% (p < 0.001) | 5.34% (p < 0.001) | 0.00 | 1.46 | 0.90 | 1.29 | 1.53 | 1.37 |
| Non-Hispanic Korean | 4.93% (p < 0.001) | 13.76% (p = 0.056) | 13.89% (p = 0.024) | 9.59% (p = 0.056) | 7.84% (p = 0.125) | 4.63% (p < 0.001) | 1.64 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.11 | 1.19 |
| Non-Hispanic Vietnamese | 3.60% (p < 0.001) | 9.72% (p = 0.445) | 13.28% (p = 0.047) | 10.04% (p = 0.001) | 8.99% (p < 0.001) | 4.13% (p = 0.075) | 1.20 | 0.88 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.06 |
| Non-Hispanic Other Asian | 3.16% (p < 0.001) | 13.73% (p = 0.784) | 12.38% (p = 0.084) | 8.29% (p = 0.799) | 7.33% (p = 0.423) | 4.73% (p < 0.001) | 1.05 | 1.24 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.21 |
| Non-Hispanic Multi-Racial | 4.38% (p < 0.001) | 16.51% (p < 0.001) | 22.11% (p < 0.001) | 20.62% (p < 0.001) | 21.82% (p < 0.001) | 12.90% (p < 0.001) | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.99 | 2.53 | 3.09 | 3.31 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.66% (p < 0.001) | 16.72% (p < 0.001) | 16.39% (p < 0.001) | 12.80% (p < 0.001) | 11.03% (p < 0.001) | 5.80% (p < 0.001) | 1.55 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.49 |
AIAN American Indian or Alaskan Native, AA Asian American