TABLE 1—
Number and Rate of Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths Overall and by Type of Opioid Involvement: National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2015
| Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths |
Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths, No Opioida Involved |
Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths, Any Opioida Involved |
Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths, Heroin or Synthetic Opioidb Involved |
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| Year | No. (SE) | Rate (SE) | No. (SE) | Rate (SE) | No. (SE) | Rate (SE) | No. (SE) | Rate (SE) |
| 2000 | 3544 (59.5) | 1.26 (0.02) | 2501 (50.0) | 0.89 (0.02) | 1043 (32.3) | 0.37 (0.01) | 576 (24.0) | 0.20 (0.01) |
| 2001 | 3833 (61.9) | 1.35 (0.02) | 2698 (51.9) | 0.95 (0.02) | 1135 (33.7) | 0.40 (0.01) | 596 (24.4) | 0.21 (0.01) |
| 2002 | 4599 (67.8) | 1.60 (0.02) | 3116 (55.8) | 1.08 (0.02) | 1483 (38.5) | 0.52 (0.01) | 715 (26.7) | 0.25 (0.01) |
| 2003 | 5199 (72.1) | 1.79 (0.02) | 3584 (59.9) | 1.24 (0.02) | 1615 (40.2) | 0.56 (0.01) | 730 (27.0) | 0.25 (0.01) |
| 2004 | 5443 (73.8) | 1.86 (0.03) | 3643 (60.4) | 1.24 (0.02) | 1800 (42.4) | 0.61 (0.01) | 690 (26.3) | 0.24 (0.01) |
| 2005 | 6208 (78.8) | 2.10 (0.03) | 4092 (64.0) | 1.38 (0.02) | 2116 (46.0) | 0.72 (0.02) | 851 (29.2) | 0.29 (0.01) |
| 2006 | 7448 (86.3)c | 2.50 (0.03)c | 4731 (68.8)c | 1.59 (0.02)c | 2717 (52.1)c | 0.91 (0.02)c | 1129 (33.6)c | 0.38 (0.01)c |
| 2007 | 6512 (80.7) | 2.16 (0.03) | 4048 (63.6) | 1.34 (0.02) | 2464 (49.6) | 0.82 (0.02) | 907 (30.1) | 0.30 (0.01) |
| 2008 | 5129 (71.6) | 1.69 (0.02) | 2962 (54.4) | 0.97 (0.02) | 2167 (46.6) | 0.71 (0.02) | 918 (30.3) | 0.30 (0.01) |
| 2009 | 4350 (66.0) | 1.42 (0.02) | 2558 (50.6)c | 0.84 (0.02)c | 1792 (42.3) | 0.58 (0.01) | 822 (28.7) | 0.27 (0.01) |
| 2010 | 4183 (64.7)c | 1.35 (0.02)c | 2433 (49.3) | 0.79 (0.02) | 1750 (41.8)c | 0.57 (0.01)c | 727 (27.0)c | 0.24 (0.01)c |
| 2011 | 4681 (68.4) | 1.50 (0.02) | 2554 (50.5) | 0.82 (0.02) | 2127 (46.1) | 0.68 (0.01) | 1043 (32.3) | 0.33 (0.01) |
| 2012 | 4404 (66.4) | 1.40 (0.02) | 2303 (48.0) | 0.73 (0.02) | 2101 (45.8) | 0.67 (0.01) | 1224 (35.0) | 0.39 (0.01) |
| 2013 | 4944 (70.3) | 1.56 (0.02) | 2404 (49.0) | 0.76 (0.02) | 2540 (50.4) | 0.80 (0.02) | 1713 (41.4) | 0.54 (0.01) |
| 2014 | 5415 (73.6) | 1.70 (0.02) | 2212 (47.0) | 0.69 (0.01) | 3203 (56.6) | 1.00 (0.02) | 2414 (49.1) | 0.76 (0.02) |
| 2015 | 6784 (82.4) | 2.13 (0.03) | 2513 (50.1) | 0.78 (0.02) | 4271 (65.4) | 1.36 (0.02) | 3481 (59.0) | 1.11 (0.02) |
Note. Rates were calculated per 100 000 population and were age-adjusted by applying age-specific death rates to the 2000 US standard population age distribution.
a
Defined as any natural or semisynthetic opioid, methadone, heroin, or synthetic opioid.
b
Does not include the synthetic opioid methadone.
c
Joinpoint (inflection) identified in this year in the joinpoint regression analysis, P < .05.