Drug Overdose Death Rates Involving Cocaine by Region
In 2021, the U.S. age-adjusted drug overdose death rate involving cocaine was 7.3 deaths per 100,000 standard population.
- Rates were higher in HHS regions 1–5 (mostly areas east of the Mississippi River) and were lower in regions 6–10 (areas west of the Mississippi River).
- The highest rate was in Region 1 (14.8), which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- The lowest rate was in Region 10 (2.3), which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates Involving Cocaine, by Region — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72:1126. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7241a4