Advisory Board January 14, 2025
According to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, the United States continues to see significantly more overdose deaths than other countries, with provisional data showing more 100,000 deaths for three consecutive years.
US overdose deaths remain significantly higher than other countries
Based on provisional data, there were more than 100,000 deaths from drug overdoses in the United States in 2023 — a 50% increase from the number of overdose deaths in 2019. This was also the third consecutive year that U.S. drug overdose deaths reached over 100,000.
Compared to other countries, the United States continues to have the highest rate of overdose deaths in the world. For the report, the Commonwealth Fund analyzed the latest mortality data from...
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