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  1. Which age groups have the highest drug overdose death rates?

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Which age groups have the highest drug overdose death rates?

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In the 12 months through June 2025, people aged 35–44 had the highest drug overdose death rate, 39.4 deaths per 100,000 people that age, followed by ages 45–54 (37.6) and 55–64 (36.2). The rate was 7.1 for ages 15 to 24. The rates are provisional.

Questions to discuss

  1. In one sentence of your own, what does this chart show?
  2. Find the biggest change or difference in the chart. What might explain it?
  3. Who collected these numbers, and how recent are they? What else would you want to know before drawing a conclusion?

Source: CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Quarterly provisional estimates of mortality (Public domain (U.S. government work)) · Data as of Jun 30, 2025

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