Age-adjusted rates are calculated using the year 2000 standard population. Prior to 2001, age-adjusted rates were calculated using standard million proportions based
on rounded population numbers. Starting with 2001 data, unrounded population numbers are used to calculate age-adjusted rates
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Drug overdose male death rates in the U.S. 2018, by age
This statistic shows the death rate from drug poisoning among men in the U.S. in 2018, by age, per 100,000 population. In that year, the death rate from drug poisonings among men was highest for those aged 35 to 44 years.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (March 2, 2021). Death rate from drug poisoning among men in the U.S. in 2018, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/673251/drug-poisoning-death-rates-men-us-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Death rate from drug poisoning among men in the U.S. in 2018, by age (per 100,000 population)." Chart. March 2, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/673251/drug-poisoning-death-rates-men-us-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Death rate from drug poisoning among men in the U.S. in 2018, by age (per 100,000 population). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/673251/drug-poisoning-death-rates-men-us-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Death Rate from Drug Poisoning among Men in The U.S. in 2018, by Age (per 100,000 Population)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2021, /statistics/673251/drug-poisoning-death-rates-men-us-by-age/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Death rate from drug poisoning among men in the U.S. in 2018, by age (per 100,000 population) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/673251/drug-poisoning-death-rates-men-us-by-age/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Death rate from drug poisoning among men in the U.S. in 2018, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph], U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, March 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/673251/drug-poisoning-death-rates-men-us-by-age/
