Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates Involving Cocaine, by Region, 2021

Age-Adjusted Drug Overdose Death Rates Involving Cocaine, by Region — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2021, in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

key takeaway: "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)."