How many drug overdose deaths happen every year in ?

1331 overdose deaths in 2023. That means that for every 100,000 people living in Minnesota, 23 died of drug overdose. This was the third highest the drug overdose death rate has been in the state since data from 1999 became available.
Data updated July 19, 2024
In 2023,

23

per 100,000 people died of overdoses
In 2023,

1.3K

people died of overdoses
Unadjusted data about the nation is a useful starting point, but age-adjusted data tells a more complete story. Age-adjusting accounts for differences in age distributions across populations, which is crucial when comparing health outcomes since age is a major risk factor for many conditions. This adjustment enables fairer comparisons of mortality rates between different groups or over time. The rest of the data on this page is age-adjusted.
In 2023, Minnesota had a drug overdose death rate lower than the US rate overall, nearly 25% lower. The drug overdose death rate in Minnesota increased in 17 of the last 24 years in which data is available. The overdose death rate increased 2.1 times since 2018 and increased 2.5 times since 2013.

In 2023, Minnesota had a drug overdose death rate lower than the US rate.

Drug-involved overdose deaths in Minnesota, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 people

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The rise in drug overdose deaths nationally has been due to growing use of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, however, this may vary by state. In 2023, fentanyl and other synthetic opioids have been involved in more overdose deaths than any other drug, making up 70% of total overdose deaths in Minnesota. The rates of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl and methamphetamine increased 34 and 19.8 times, respectively, between 2006 and 2023 for fentanyl and between 2011 and 2023 for methamphetamine.

In 2023, fentanyl was involved in more overdose deaths than any other drug.

Drug-involved overdose deaths in Minnesota, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 people

Although drug overdose deaths are on the rise, they affect geographic areas differently. In 2023, the death rate for overdoses in Minnesota ranged from 13 per 100,000 in Stearns County to 39 per 100,000 in Hennepin County.
Occasionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will mark data as either suppressed or unreliable. Suppression occurs when data does not meet confidentiality requirements. As a result, data may not be available for every county in this state. Age-adjusted data is also not available at the county level. County-level tables reflect the most recent year of available data.

Drug-involved overdose deaths per 100,000 people (2023)

Drug-involved overdose deaths per 100,000 people (2023)
1.

Hennepin County

39.1
2.

Ramsey County

38.2
3.

St. Louis County

37.4
4.

Olmsted County

20.0
5.

Anoka County

16.1
6.

Dakota County

14.8
7.

Washington County

14.7
8.

Scott County

13.5
9.

Stearns County

13.0

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