* Rates are calculated per 100,000 persons.

Years Available: 1999–2018

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General Notes: Reporting of the decedent's race or ethnicity is based on observation and is subject to bias. In general, "White" indicates a person of Caucasian descent, but may include persons of Hispanic ethnicity. A "#" indicates that the value is suppressed because the sub-national data was limited to only 0-9 deaths (this is as of May 2011). An "!" indicates that rates are "unreliable" because the death count is less than 20. Data are based on death certificates for U.S. residents. Nonresidents (i.e. resident aliens, citizens living abroad, Puerto Rican residents and other territories) and fetal deaths are excluded. Drug overdose deaths are classified using the International Classification of Disease (10th edition) underlying cause of death codes. The following codes were used to identify deaths caused by drug overdoses: X40-44 (unintentional); X60-64 (suicide); X85 (homicide); and Y10-14 (undetermined intent).