Fatal Overdoses Are Up 40.8% in Florida, 7th Highest Nationwide
Boca Raton, FL – QuoteWizard®, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation’s leading online insurance marketplaces, released a new report on a growing number of drug overdose deaths in America.
We found that the number of fatal overdoses has increased by more than 27% since the start of the pandemic. Nationwide, more than 87,000 died of an overdose in 2020, compared to 69,000 in 2019.
A complete breakdown of overdose deaths by state and drug category is available at the link below. The graphics and images included in the report are free to use with a courtesy and study link.https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/drug-overdose-deaths-in-america
Key findings:
- Nationwide, 87,203 people died of an overdose in 2020, compared to 68,757 in 2019.
- Louisiana, Kentucky and West Virginia have had the highest increases in overdose-related deaths.
- Pennsylvania, Florida and California had the highest numbers of overdose deaths overall.
- Combined, opioids account for nearly 70% of overdose deaths.
https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/drug-overdose-deaths-in-america
| Overdose deaths in America 2019-2020 | ||||
| State | # of overdose deaths in 2019 | # of overdose deaths in 2020 | % change in overdose deaths 2019-2020 | Additional overdose deaths |
| Louisiana | 1185 | 1816 | 53.2% | 631 |
| Kentucky | 1300 | 1939 | 49.2% | 639 |
| West Virginia | 811 | 1208 | 49.0% | 397 |
| Colorado | 1038 | 1478 | 42.4% | 440 |
| South Carolina | 1107 | 1568 | 41.6% | 461 |
| Tennessee | 2033 | 2865 | 40.9% | 832 |
| Florida | 5251 | 7394 | 40.8% | 2143 |
| Wyoming | 69 | 96 | 39.1% | 27 |
| Mississippi | 335 | 465 | 38.8% | 130 |
| Virginia | 1451 | 2013 | 38.7% | 562 |
| Maine | 334 | 462 | 38.3% | 128 |
| Arkansas | 354 | 486 | 37.3% | 132 |
| Arizona | 1899 | 2580 | 35.9% | 681 |
| California | 6091 | 8256 | 35.5% | 2165 |
| Nebraska | 149 | 200 | 34.2% | 51 |
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