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Drug Overdose Deaths

Measurement Period: 2023
This indicator shows the number of DuPage County deaths caused by heroin, fentanyl, or opioid prescription medications.

Why is this important?

Drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States. In 2015, opioids (largely prescription pain relievers and heroin) were involved in 63% of all drug overdose deaths in the United States (1). The number of opioid overdose deaths in the United States more than tripled between 2000 and 2015 (1). Drug overdose deaths may be accidental, intentional, or of undetermined intent.
 
The number of deaths attributed to opiate overdoes in DuPage County was called a public health epidemic in 2013 by the DuPage County Coroner. In 2016, the number of deaths in DuPage due to fentanyl overdose increased by 100% from 2015 and deaths due to a combination of heroin and fentanyl increased 370%.
 
(1) National Center on Health Statistics, CDC WONDER
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County: DuPage

114
deaths
Source: DuPage County Coroner
Measurement period: 2023
Maintained by: DuPage County Health Department
Last update: May 2024
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Compared to the prior value, DuPage (114) is less and better than the previously measured value (150).
Prior Value
(150)
Over time, the DuPage value is increasing significantly.
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Technical note: In 2015, the DuPage County Coroner began collecting data on fentanyl-related overdoses in addition to heroin-related overdoses. This represents a change in methodology. Therefore, data on fentanyl is not available for years prior to 2015.

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Filed under: Health / Alcohol & Drug Use, Health Outcomes

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