Table 1.

Drug poisoning death rates (per 100,000) [95% confidence intervals] for adolescents and young adults, 2006–2015

Characteristics	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
All	8.1 [7.9, 8.4]	8.3 [8.0, 8.6]	8.1 [7.8, 8.4]	7.8 [7.6, 8.1]	8.2 [7.9, 8.5]	8.6 [8.3, 8.9]	8.0 [7.7, 8.3]	8.3 [8.1, 8.6]	8.6 [8.4, 8.9]	9.7 [9.4, 9.9]
Age group
15-19 years	3.9 [3.6, 4.1]	4.2 [3.9, 4.5]	4.2 [3.9, 4.5]	3.6 [3.3, 3.8]	3.8 [3.5, 4.0]	3.8 [3.6, 4.1]	3.1 [2.9, 3.4]	3.2 [2.9, 3.4]	3.1 [2.9, 3.4]	3.7 [3.4, 3.9]
20-24 years	12.4 [12.0, 12.9]	12.4 [12.0, 12.9]	12.1 [11.6, 12.5]	12.1 [11.6, 12.5]	12.7 [12.2, 13.2]	13.2 [12.7, 13.7]	12.6 [12.2, 13.1]	13.1 [12.6, 13.6]	13.7 [13.2, 14.2]	15.3 [14.8, 15.8]
Sex
Male	12.1 [11.6, 12.5]	12.1 [11.7, 12.6]	11.9 [11.5, 12.4]	11.4 [10.9, 11.8]	11.6 [11.1, 12.0]	12.4 [11.9, 12.8]	11.4 [11.0, 11.9]	11.7 [11.2, 12.1]	12.1 [11.6, 12.5]	13.3 [12.8, 13.7]
Female	4.0 [3.7, 4.2]	4.3 [4.0, 4.5]	4.1[3.8, 4.3]	4.1[3.8, 4.4]	4.6[4.3, 4.9]	4.6[4.3, 4.9]	4.4 [4.1, 4.7]	4.8 [4.5, 5.1]	5.0 [4.7, 5.3]	5.9 [5.6, 6.2]
Race/ethnicity
White	11.4 [11.0, 11.8]	11.4 [11.0, 11.8]	11.3 [10.9, 11.7]	10.9 [10.5, 11.3]	11.9 [11.5, 12.3]	12.4 [12.0, 12.8]	11.6 [11.2, 12.0]	11.9 [11.5, 12.4]	12.4 [11.9, 12.8]	13.5 [13.1, 14.0]
Black	2.4 [2.0, 2.8]	2.4 [2.0, 2.8]	2.0 [1.7, 2.4]	1.9 [1.6, 2.2]	2.4 [2.0, 2.7]	2.4 [2.1, 2.8]	2.6 [2.2, 3.0]	2.7 [2.4, 3.1]	3.2 [2.8, 3.6]	4.1 [3.6, 4.6]
A/PI	1.6 [1.0, 2.2]	2.3 [1.6, 3.0]	1.7 [1.1, 2.3]	2.5 [1.8, 3.2]	1.8 [1.3, 2.4]	2.3 [1.7, 3.0]	2.3 [1.7, 2.9]	2.5 [1.9, 3.1]	2.2 [1.6, 2.8]	3.0 [2.3, 3.7]
AI/AN	7.3 [4.8-9.8]	10.3 [7.4, 13.2]	10.8 [7.8, 13.8]	11.7 [8.6, 14.9]	9.6 [6.7, 12.5]	9.6 [6.7, 12.4]	10.4 [7.4, 13.4]	9.7 [6.8, 12.6]	11.1 [8.0, 14.2]	9.8 [6.9, 12.7]
Hispanic	3.3 [2.9, 3.7]	3.9 [3.5, 4.4]	3.8 [3.4, 4.2]	3.7 [3.3, 4.1]	3.5 [3.1, 3.9]	4.1 [3.7, 4.5]	3.4 [3.1, 3.8]	4.1 [3.7, 4.6]	4.3 [3.9, 4.7]	5.4 [5.0, 5.9]
U.S. census region
Northeast	8.2 [7.6, 8.9]	7.9 [7.2, 8.5]	7.9 [7.3, 8.5]	7.1 [6.5, 7.7]	7.6 [7.0, 8.2]	9.5 [8.8, 10.1]	9.6 [8.9, 10.3]	10.5 [9.8, 11.2]	11.7 [10.9, 12.5]	14.0 [13.1, 14.8]
Midwest	7.4 [6.8, 7.9]	7.7 [7.1, 8.2]	7.6 [7.0, 8.2]	7.5 [7.0, 8.1]	8.8 [8.2, 9.4]	8.6 [8.0, 9.2]	8.9 [8.3, 9.5]	9.3 [8.7, 10.0]	9.9 [9.3, 10.5]	11.0 [10.3, 11.7]
South	9.9 [9.4, 10.4]	9.6 [9.1, 10.1]	9.1 [8.6, 9.6]	8.5 [8.1, 9.0]	8.4 [7.9, 8.8]	8.4 [7.9, 8.8]	7.2 [6.8, 7.6]	7.0 [6.6, 7.4]	7.4 [7.0, 7.9]	8.4 [8.0, 8.9]
West	6.1 [5.6, 6.6]	7.2 [6.7, 7.7]	7.2 [6.7, 7.8]	7.6 [7.1, 8.2]	7.8 [7.3, 8.4]	8.2 [7.7, 8.8]	7.3 [6.8, 7.8]	7.9 [7.3, 8.4]	7.1 [6.6, 7.7]	7.3 [6.8, 7.8]
Urbanization level
Metropolitan	8.0 [7.7, 8.3]	8.2 [7.9, 8.5]	8.2 [7.9, 8.5]	7.9 [7.6, 8.2]	8.2 [7.9, 8.5]	8.7 [8.4, 9.0]	8.1 [7.9, 8.4]	8.5 [8.2, 8.8]	8.9 [8.6, 9.2]	9.9 [9.6, 10.3]
Nonmetropolitan	9.0 [8.3, 9.7]	8.8 [8.0, 9.5]	7.8 [7.1, 8.5]	7.7 [7.0, 8.4]	8.3 [7.5, 9.0]	8.0 [7.3, 8.7]	7.1 [6.5, 7.8]	7.4 [6.7, 8.1]	7.0 [6.4, 7.7]	7.9 [7.2, 8.6]
Intent
Unintentional	6.6 [6.4, 6.9]	6.8 [6.6, 7.1]	6.8 [6.6, 7.1]	6.5 [6.3, 6.8]	6.9 [6.6, 7.1]	7.4 [7.1, 7.6]	6.8 [6.5, 7.0]	7.1 [6.8, 7.3]	7.5 [7.3, 7.8]	8.5 [8.2, 8.8]
Suicide	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.6 [0.6, 0.7]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.6 [0.6, 0.7]	0.7 [0.6, 0.8]	0.6 [0.6, 0.7]	0.7 [0.6, 0.7]	0.8 [0.7, 0.8]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]
Undetermined	0.9 [0.8, 1.0]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]	0.6 [0.6, 0.7]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.5 [0.5, 0.6]	0.5 [0.5, 0.6]	0.5 [0.4, 0.5]	0.5 [0.4, 0.6]	0.5 [0.4, 0.6]
Drug poisoning category
Opioidsa	3.4 [3.2, 3.6]	3.6 [3.4, 3.7]	3.6 [3.4, 3.8]	3.5 [3.3, 3.7]	3.8 [3.6, 3.9]	4.0 [3.8, 4.2]	3.7 [3.5, 3.8]	4.0 [3.8, 4.2]	4.5 [4.3, 4.7]	5.3 [5.1, 5.5]
Pharmaceutical
Drugsb	0.6 [0.6, 0.7]	0.7 [0.6, 0.8]	0.8 [0.7, 0.8]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]	0.9 [0.8, 1.0]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]	0.9 [0.8, 0.9]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]
Illicit drugsc	1.2 [1.1, 1.3]	1.0 [0.9, 1.1]	0.7 [0.6, 0.8]	0.5 [0.5, 0.6]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.6 [0.5, 0.6]	0.6 [0.5, 0.7]	0.8 [0.7, 0.8]	0.8 [0.7, 0.9]	1.0 [0.9, 1.1]
Unspecified drugs	2.7 [2.6, 2.9]	2.7 [2.6, 2.9]	2.7 [2.6, 2.9]	2.7 [2.6, 2.9]	2.6 [2.4, 2.7]	2.9 [2.7, 3.1]	2.7 [2.6, 2.9]	2.4 [2.2, 2.5]	2.3 [2.2, 2.5]	2.3 [2.2, 2.4]

Notes: Homicide rates suppressed because numerators were < 20. A/PI = Asian/Pacific Islander; AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native.

^aOpioids were prescribed or illicit;

^bpharmaceutical drugs excluded opioids;

^cillicit drugs excluded opioids.