"Deaths are classified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Drug overdose deaths are identified using underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Rates are age-adjusted using the direct method and the 2000 U.S. standard population, except for age-specific crude rates. All rates are per 100,000 population."
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Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 2015-2016, by age
This statistic shows the annual death rate for prescription opioid overdose deaths in the United States in 2015 and 2016, by age. According to the data, in 2016 those aged between 45 and 54 years had the highest prescription opioid-related overdose death rate at **** per 100,000 population.
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CDC, & MMWR. (March 30, 2018). U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/826253/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-age/
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CDC, and MMWR. "U.S. Death Rate from Prescription Opioid Overdose in 2015 and 2016, by Age (per 100,000 Population)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Mar 2018, /statistics/826253/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-age/
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U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose in 2015 and 2016, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, March 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/826253/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-age/
