Table 3.
US census region-stratified proportional mortality from d rug 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | Midwest | South | West | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | ||
| Drug overdoses | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White |
2.80% (p < 0.001) |
2.19% (p < 0.001) | 2.55% (p < 0.001) | 2.34% (p < 0.001) | 2.56 | 1.75 | 2.30 | 2.69 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 4.40% (p < 0.001) | 4.77% (p < 0.001) | 2.59% (p < 0.001) | 4.13% (p < 0.001) | 4.04 | 3.82 | 2.33 | 4.75 | |
| Non-Hispanic AIAN |
7.25% (p < 0.001) |
5.44% (p < 0.001) | 3.72% (p < 0.001) | 3.94% (p < 0.001) | 6.65 | 4.35 | 3.35 | 4.54 | |
| Aggregate non-Hispanic AA ( ref) | 1.09% | 1.25% | 1.11% | 0.87% | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian Indian | 1.25% (p = 0.122) | 1.29% (p = 0.829) | 0.95% (p = 0.094) | 1.42% (p < 0.001) | 1.15 | 1.03 | 0.86 | 1.63 | |
| Non-Hispanic Chinese | 0.51% (p < 0.001) | 0.63% (p = 0.001) | 0.66% (p < 0.001) | 0.40% (p < 0.001) | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 0.46 | |
| Non-Hispanic Filipino | 0.74% (p = 0.019) | 0.63% (p < 0.001) | 0.79% (p = 0.011) | 0.86% (p = 0.732) | 0.68 | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.99 | |
| Non-Hispanic Japanese | 0.46% (p < 0.001) | 0.89% (p < 0.001) | 0.43% (p < 0.001) | 0.44% (p < 0.001) | 0.42 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.51 | |
| Non-Hispanic Korean | 1.30% (p < 0.001) | 2.15% (p < 0.001) | 1.50% (p = 0.007) | 1.18% (p < 0.001) | 1.19 | 1.72 | 1.35 | 1.36 | |
| Non-Hispanic Vietnamese | 1.90% (p < 0.001) | 1.40% (p = 0.584) | 1.37% (p = 0.020) | 1.23% (p < 0.001) | 1.74 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 1.41 | |
| Non-Hispanic Other Asian | 2.26% (p < 0.001) | 1.64% (p = 0.010) | 1.64% (p < 0.001) | 1.71% (p < 0.001) | 2.07 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 1.97 | |
| Non-Hispanic Multi-Racial | 8.64% (p < 0.001) | 7.21% (p < 0.001) | 5.66% (p < 0.001) | 5.98% (p < 0.001) | 7.93 | 5.77 | 5.10 | 6.87 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.17% (p < 0.001) | 4.97% (p < 0.001) | 2.26% (p < 0.001) | 3.80% (p < 0.001) | 5.66 | 3.98 | 2.04 | 4.37 | |
| Mental or behavioral disorders | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 14.13% (p < 0.001) | 17.30% (p < 0.001) | 14.78% (p < 0.001) | 13.19% (p < 0.001) | 2.52 | 2.39 | 2.38 | 3.59 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 12.06% (p < 0.001) | 14.23% (p < 0.001) | 11.40% (p < 0.001) | 8.54% (p < 0.001) | 2.15 | 1.97 | 1.84 | 2.33 | |
| Non-Hispanic AIAN | 26.07% (p < 0.001) | 28.42% (p < 0.001) | 16.75% (p < 0.001) | 17.61% (p < 0.001) | 4.65 | 3.94 | 2.70 | 4.80 | |
| Aggregate non-Hispanic AA (ref) | 5.61% | 7.22% | 6.20% | 3.67% | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian Indian | 4.90% (p = 0.002) | 5.73% (p < 0.001) | 4.78% (p < 0.001) | 3.03% (p < 0.001) | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.77 | 0.83 | |
| Non-Hispanic Chinese | 4.53% (p < 0.001) | 5.29% (p < 0.001) | 4.93% (p = 0.049) | 1.93% (p < 0.001) | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.79 | 0.53 | |
| Non-Hispanic Filipino | 5.95% (p = 0.310) | 5.27% (p < 0.001) | 5.63% (p = 0.004) | 4.08% (p < 0.001) | 1.06 | 0.73 | 0.91 | 1.11 | |
| Non-Hispanic Japanese | 7.42% (p = 0.006) | 7.66% (p < 0.001) | 7.51% (p < 0.001) | 5.45% (p < 0.001) | 1.33 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 1.49 | |
| Non-Hispanic Korean | 6.21% (p = 0.072) | 7.32% (p = 0.876) | 8.23% (p < 0.001) | 3.97% (p = 0.059) | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.33 | 1.08 | |
| Non-Hispanic Vietnamese | 9.12% (p < 0.001) | 10.72% (p < 0.001) | 7.39% (p < 0.001) | 3.17% (p = 0.001) | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.19 | 0.86 | |
| Non-Hispanic Other Asian | 7.44% (p < 0.001) | 9.53% (p < 0.001) | 6.72% (p = 0.048) | 4.05% (p = 0.007) | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.09 | 1.10 | |
| Non-Hispanic Multi-Racial | 16.25% (p < 0.001) | 19.91% (p < 0.001) | 13.58% (p < 0.001) | 14.37% (p < 0.001) | 2.90 | 2.76 | 2.19 | 3.92 | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.45% (p < 0.001) | 16.83% (p < 0.001) | 13.90% (p < 0.001) | 11.52% (p < 0.001) | 2.40 | 2.33 | 2.24 | 3.14 | |
AIAN American Indian or Alaskan Native, AA Asian American