This statistic shows the number of U.S. overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity. According to the data, in 2019 there were 62,281 deaths from drug overdose in metropolitan areas, compared to 8,349 deaths in nonmetropolitan areas.
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CDC, & MMWR. (March 17, 2021). Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/804145/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-urbanicity/
CDC, und MMWR. "Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity." Chart. March 17, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/804145/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-urbanicity/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/804145/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-urbanicity/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths from 1999 to 2019, by Urbanicity." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Mar 2021, /statistics/804145/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-urbanicity/
CDC & MMWR, Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/804145/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-urbanicity/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2019, by urbanicity [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, March 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/804145/us-drug-overdose-deaths-by-urbanicity/