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DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES
Table 20. Number of Deaths and Death Rates from Drug-Induced
Causes,1 by Sex and Race: U.S., 1979–19992
|
Year
|
Both sexes
|
Male
|
Female
|
White
|
All non-white
|
Black3
|
|
Number
|
|
1979
|
7,101
|
3,656
|
3,445
|
6,116
|
985
|
897
|
|
1980
|
6,900
|
3,771
|
3,129
|
5,814
|
1,086
|
1,006
|
|
1981
|
7,106
|
3,835
|
3,271
|
5,863
|
1,243
|
1,152
|
|
1982
|
7,310
|
4,130
|
3,180
|
5,991
|
1,319
|
1,212
|
|
1983
|
7,492
|
4,145
|
3,347
|
6,187
|
1,305
|
1,194
|
|
1984
|
7,892
|
4,640
|
3,252
|
6,309
|
1,583
|
1,480
|
|
1985
|
8,663
|
5,342
|
3,321
|
6,946
|
1,717
|
1,600
|
|
1986
|
9,976
|
6,284
|
3,692
|
7,948
|
2,028
|
1,906
|
|
1987
|
9,796
|
6,146
|
3,650
|
7,547
|
2,249
|
2,101
|
|
1988
|
10,917
|
7,004
|
3,913
|
8,409
|
2,508
|
2,395
|
|
1989
|
10,710
|
6,895
|
3,815
|
8,336
|
2,374
|
2,236
|
|
1990
|
9,463
|
5,897
|
3,566
|
7,603
|
1,860
|
1,703
|
|
1991
|
10,388
|
6,593
|
3,795
|
8,204
|
2,184
|
2,037
|
|
1992
|
11,703
|
7,766
|
3,937
|
9,360
|
2,343
|
2,148
|
|
1993
|
13,275
|
9,052
|
4,223
|
10,394
|
2,881
|
2,688
|
|
1994
|
13,923
|
9,491
|
4,432
|
10,895
|
3,028
|
2,780
|
|
1995
|
14,218
|
9,909
|
4,309
|
11,173
|
3,045
|
2,800
|
|
1996
|
14,843
|
10,093
|
4,750
|
11,903
|
2,940
|
2,682
|
|
1997
|
15,973
|
10,991
|
4,982
|
12,863
|
3,110
|
2,816
|
|
1998
|
16,926
|
11,462
|
5,464
|
13,811
|
3,115
|
2,831
|
|
1998 ICD-10
|
20,227
|
13,697
|
6,529
|
16,504
|
3,722
|
3,383
|
|
1999 ICD-10
|
19,102
|
12,873
|
6,229
|
15,694
|
3,408
|
3,094
|
|
Rate per 100,000
population
|
|
1979
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
3.0
|
3.2
|
3.2
|
3.4
|
|
1980
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
2.7
|
3.0
|
3.4
|
3.8
|
|
1981
|
3.1
|
3.4
|
2.8
|
3.0
|
3.8
|
4.2
|
|
1982
|
3.2
|
3.7
|
2.7
|
3.0
|
3.9
|
4.4
|
|
1983
|
3.2
|
3.6
|
2.8
|
3.1
|
3.8
|
4.3
|
|
1984
|
3.3
|
4.0
|
2.7
|
3.1
|
4.5
|
5.2
|
|
1985
|
3.6
|
4.6
|
2.7
|
3.4
|
4.8
|
5.6
|
|
1986
|
4.2
|
5.4
|
3.0
|
3.9
|
5.5
|
6.6
|
|
1987
|
4.0
|
5.2
|
2.9
|
3.7
|
6.0
|
7.2
|
|
1988
|
4.5
|
5.9
|
3.1
|
4.1
|
6.5
|
8.1
|
|
1989
|
4.3
|
5.7
|
3.0
|
4.0
|
6.0
|
7.4
|
|
1990
|
3.8
|
4.9
|
2.8
|
3.6
|
4.6
|
5.6
|
|
1991
|
4.1
|
5.4
|
2.9
|
3.9
|
5.3
|
6.5
|
|
1992
|
4.6
|
6.2
|
3.0
|
4.4
|
5.6
|
6.8
|
|
1993
|
5.1
|
7.2
|
3.2
|
4.8
|
6.7
|
8.4
|
|
1994
|
5.3
|
7.5
|
3.3
|
5.0
|
6.9
|
8.5
|
|
1995
|
5.4
|
7.7
|
3.2
|
5.1
|
6.8
|
8.4
|
|
1996
|
5.6
|
7.8
|
3.5
|
5.4
|
6.5
|
8.0
|
|
1997
|
6.0
|
8.4
|
3.6
|
5.8
|
6.7
|
8.3
|
|
1998
|
6.3
|
8.7
|
4.0
|
6.2
|
6.6
|
8.2
|
|
1998 ICD-10
|
7.5
|
10.4
|
4.8
|
7.4
|
7.9
|
9.8
|
|
1999 ICD-10
|
7.0
|
9.7
|
4.5
|
7.0
|
7.1
|
8.9
|
1Causes of death attributable to drug-induced mortality under ICD-9 include drug psychoses (292); drug dependence
(304); nondependent use of drugs not including alcohol and tobacco (305.2–305.9); accidental poisoning by drugs,
medicaments, and biologicals (E850–E858); suicide by drugs, medicaments, and biologicals (E950.0–E950.5); assault
from poisoning by drugs and medicaments (E962.0); and poisoning by drugs, medicaments, and biologicals, undetermined
whether accidentally or purposely inflicted (E980.0–E980.5). Drug-induced causes exclude accidents, homicides, and other
causes indirectly related to drug use. Also excluded are newborn deaths associated with mothers’ drug use.
2In 1999, cause of death coding was revised to ICD-10. Modified figures for 1998 were calculated based on comparability
ratios for drug-induced deaths according to ICD-9 and ICD-10. The new
coding scheme yields 19.5 percent more drug-induced
deaths compared to
the old system using 1998 data. The implementation of ICD-10 represents
a break in the trend data.
3Black is a subgroup of All non-white.
Sources: Murphy, S.L., "Deaths: Final Data for 1998." National Vital Statistics Reports, 48 (11) Hyattsville, MD: Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics (2000) for 1979–1998 ICD-9 data; and Hoyert,
D.L., Arias, E., Smith, B.L., et al., "Deaths: Final Data for 1999," National Vital Statistics Reports, 49 (8), Hyattsville, MD:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics (2001) for 1998–1999 ICD-10 data.
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