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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 2023, Lancaster County's mortality rate from drug poisoning was 16 per 100,000 residents, an increase of 101% since 2010. Lancaster had a lower rate than the state's 34 per 100,000. Lancaster's rate was also lower than Dauphin (34 per 100,000), York (27 per 100,000), and Berks and Lebanon (both 26 per 100,000).

Notes about the data

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

Fatal Drug Poisionings
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Pennsylvania12.515.416.316.919.323.834.641.233.333.138.740.337.733.7
Lancaster County7.710.110.19.912.014.323.133.123.421.128.228.421.915.5
Berks County3.45.210.010.613.79.923.725.620.629.332.130.530.225.9
Chester County9.312.210.99.113.715.422.432.627.925.121.919.021.315.1
Cumberland County7.49.68.48.611.212.723.931.921.316.221.617.013.712.5
Dauphin County6.211.310.312.018.217.027.931.740.032.635.532.533.233.9
Lebanon CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A13.619.412.516.114.119.834.926.224.025.9
York County9.510.713.613.125.921.520.330.127.923.545.130.130.127.0

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
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Pennsylvania1,5501,9092,0262,0962,3932,9224,2094,9824,0414,0434,8035,0644,7574,313
Lancaster County39504849627111317011210214114011078
Berks County1320394256419410084117126123123111
Chester County43635543687610915613611711110211185
Cumberland County1723202125305573503655443732
Dauphin County17312933504874811049096909697
Lebanon County439917231518182542323035
York County44466056106878312511897191131131120

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




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