Overdose deaths involving any drug, rate per 100,000 population

Source: 2013-2015 Vital Statistics Data as of May 2017

Adjusted Rates Are Age Adjusted to The 2000 U.S. Population

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  Deaths Average Population Crude Adjusted
Region/County 2013 2014 2015 Total 2013-2015 Rate Rate
Reg- 1 Long Island
Nassau 166 170 198 534 1,357,374 13.1 13.5
Suffolk 267 252 265 784 1,501,431 17.4 17.7
Region Total 433 422 463 1,318 2,858,805 15.4 15.7
Reg- 2 New York City
Bronx 140 138 223 501 1,437,445 11.6 11.6
Kings 182 221 251 654 2,616,892 8.3 8.2
New York 159 166 168 493 1,635,648 10.0 9.1
Queens 167 148 167 482 2,318,968 6.9 6.4
Richmond 76 88 84 248 473,486 17.5 17.3
Region Total 724 761 893 2,378 8,482,440 9.3 8.9
Reg- 3 Mid-Hudson
Dutchess 70 47 63 180 296,416 20.2 20.5
Orange 59 65 73 197 376,446 17.4 18.4
Putnam 16 15 17 48 99,391 16.1 16.3
Rockland 29 22 34 85 323,602 8.8 9.6
Sullivan 18 21 20 59 75,828 25.9 27.9
Ulster 26 21 33 80 180,529 14.8 15.5
Westchester 95 91 108 294 972,611 10.1 9.8
Region Total 313 282 348 943 2,324,823 13.5 13.8
Reg- 4 Capital Region
Albany 35 38 36 109 308,166 11.8 11.8
Columbia 10 9 8 27 61,958 14.5 13.3
Greene 8 11 10 29 48,016 20.1 21.8
Rensselaer 18 10 22 50 159,986 10.4 10.9
Saratoga 17 24 22 63 225,012 9.3 9.4
Schenectady 19 9 17 45 155,224 9.7 9.3
Region Total 107 101 115 323 958,361 11.2 11.2
Reg- 5 Mohawk Valley
Fulton 5 3 6 14 54,228 8.6 8.9
Herkimer 8 4 6 18 63,675 9.4 11.2
Montgomery 7 5 9 21 49,773 14.1 16.3
Otsego 4 8 9 21 61,149 11.4 14.3
Schoharie 3 0 2 5 31,580 5.3* 5.1*
Region Total 27 20 32 79 260,404 10.1 11.7
Reg- 6 North Country
Clinton 6 11 10 27 81,491 11.0 9.8
Essex 7 4 8 19 38,640 16.4 18.7
Franklin 2 5 9 16 51,203 10.4 9.1
Hamilton 0 1 0 1 4,733 7.0* 2.8*
Warren 5 6 6 17 64,999 8.7 8.2
Washington 4 3 1 8 62,565 4.3* 4.3*
Region Total 24 30 34 88 303,632 9.7 9.2
Reg- 7 Tug Hill Seaway
Jefferson 13 17 13 43 118,747 12.1 12.4
Lewis 3 3 1 7 27,109 8.6* 8.4*
St. Lawrence 10 12 13 35 111,457 10.5 11.3
Region Total 26 32 27 85 257,313 11.0 11.3
Reg- 8 Central NY
Cayuga 15 8 18 41 78,863 17.3 18.3
Cortland 0 5 10 15 48,831 10.2 11.0
Madison 6 11 8 25 72,200 11.5 13.0
Oneida 28 40 40 108 232,985 15.5 16.3
Onondaga 65 77 96 238 468,349 16.9 16.7
Oswego 21 18 23 62 120,741 17.1 17.4
Region Total 135 159 195 489 1,021,969 15.9 16.2
Reg- 9 Southern Tier
Broome 33 37 39 109 197,150 18.4 20.3
Chenango 5 8 6 19 49,258 12.9 14.8
Delaware 2 4 6 12 46,452 8.6 10.8
Tioga 4 13 8 25 49,855 16.7 18.5
Tompkins 8 15 14 37 104,411 11.8 13.3
Region Total 52 77 73 202 447,126 15.1 16.6
Reg- 10 Finger Lakes
Chemung 14 10 14 38 87,782 14.4 14.7
Livingston 3 2 5 10 64,669 5.2 5.6
Monroe 94 110 103 307 749,688 13.7 13.4
Ontario 12 14 11 37 109,457 11.3 11.9
Schuyler 4 0 3 7 18,375 12.7* 13.6*
Seneca 3 4 6 13 35,042 12.4 12.7
Steuben 8 13 6 27 98,225 9.2 9.4
Wayne 3 6 7 16 91,990 5.8 6.2
Yates 1 2 3 6 25,137 8.0* 7.4*
Region Total 142 161 158 461 1,280,366 12.0 12.0
Reg- 11 Western NY
Allegany 3 2 2 7 47,769 4.9* 5.4*
Cattaraugus 4 5 17 26 78,471 11.0 11.9
Chautauqua 13 17 24 54 131,971 13.6 15.0
Erie 130 145 277 552 921,760 20.0 20.3
Genesee 3 3 11 17 59,184 9.6 9.7
Niagara 35 36 51 122 213,475 19.0 19.8
Orleans 6 3 3 12 41,934 9.5 10.0
Wyoming 9 0 3 12 41,244 9.7 10.8
Region Total 203 211 388 802 1,535,808 17.4 18.0
New York State 2,186 2,256 2,726 7,168 19,731,048 12.1 11.7

* Fewer than 10 events in the numerator, therefore the rate is unstable

County of residence was assigned based on ZIP code for cases in which patient county of residence was listed as unknown or missing, but a valid NY ZIP code was present.