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Fatal Drug Poisionings

What does this measure?

The number of deaths per year, expressed as an age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents.

Why is this important?

In addition to ending a life tragically, a death by drug overdose profoundly affects surviving relatives and friends. Rising drug overdose deaths can reflect increasing rates of addiction, more potent and dangerous substances, inadequate systems to treat and support addicts, and other worrisome trends.

How does our county compare?

In 2020, Lancaster County's mortality rate from drug poisoning was 28 per 100,000 residents, an increase of 571% since 2000. Lancaster had a lower rate than the state and nation, 39 and 30 per 100,000 respectively. Lancaster's rate was also lower than Berks (32 per 100,000), Dauphin (36 per 100,000), Lebanon (35 per 100,00), and York (45 per 100,000).

Notes about the data

Rates have been adjusted for differences in age and gender among the geographies.

Fatal Drug Poisionings
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Pennsylvania7.46.47.59.310.611.211.211.912.612.912.515.416.316.919.323.834.641.233.333.138.7
Lancaster County4.23.54.35.57.38.04.67.88.48.67.710.110.19.912.014.323.133.123.421.128.2
Berks CountyN/AN/A6.57.15.97.12.6N/A3.63.13.45.210.010.613.79.923.725.620.629.332.1
Chester County3.92.54.33.46.16.06.26.07.29.19.312.210.99.113.715.422.432.627.925.121.9
Cumberland CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A4.6N/AN/A8.38.25.17.49.68.48.611.212.723.931.921.316.221.6
Dauphin County4.1N/A5.04.07.06.25.98.38.78.26.211.310.312.018.217.027.931.740.032.635.5
Lebanon County8.5N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A13.619.412.516.114.119.834.9
York County6.52.82.76.27.88.16.78.58.97.29.510.713.613.125.921.520.330.127.923.545.1

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notes: Rates per 100,000 residents. Rates are age- and sex-adjusted. Data not available for all geographies.




Number of Fatal Drug Poisionings
200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Pennsylvania8967708951,1211,2781,3541,3441,4501,5221,5771,5501,9092,0262,0962,3932,9224,2094,9824,0414,0434,803
Lancaster County19162025343722374042395048496271113170112102141
Berks County352427222710914121320394256419410084117126
Chester County17111816282829293547436355436876109156136117111
Cumberland County475610881919121723202125305573503655
Dauphin County109131018161521222017312933504874811049096
Lebanon County10762469998439917231518182542
York County2411112431332836373044466056106878312511897191

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention




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