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. 2019 May 30;11(1):e449. doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v11i1.9938

Table 1. Overdose death rates from prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl by sex and race/ethnicity per 100,000 residents, California, 2017.

Prescription Opioids        Heroin        Fentanyl
Crude Rate (95% CI)        Crude Rate (95% CI)        Crude Rate (95% CI)
      Sex
      Male            5.22 (4.90, 5.55)        2.96 (2.72, 3.21)        1.75 (1.57, 1.95)
      Female            2.67 (2.45, 2.91)        0.65 (0.55, 0.78)        0.42 (0.34, 0.52)
      Race/Ethnicity
      White            6.90 (6.59, 7.33)        2.96 (2.69, 3.25)        1.67 (1.47, 1.89)
      Black            4.46 (3.67, 5.38)        1.93 (1.42, 2.56)        1.43 (1.00, 1.99)
      Hispanic            2.10 (1.89, 2.35)        1.17 (1.01, 1.35)        0.75 (0.62, 0.90)
      Native American          11.52 (7.46, 17.07)        5.76 (3.00, 10.04)        4.80 (2.34, 8.79)
      Asian            0.74 (0.55, 0.99)        0.32 (0.20, 0.50)        0.23 (0.13, 0.38)