How many drug overdose deaths happen every year in South Dakota?
95 overdose deaths in 2023. That means that for every 100,000 people living in South Dakota, 10 died of drug overdose. This was the 2nd highest the drug overdose death rate has been in the state since data from 2000 became available.
Data updated July 19, 2024
In 2023,
10
per 100,000 people died of overdoses
In 2023,
95
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, South Dakota had a drug overdose death rate lower than the US rate overall, nearly 64% lower. The drug overdose death rate in South Dakota increased in 11 of the last 23 years in which data is available. The overdose death rate increased 62% since 2018 and increased 62% since 2013.
In 2023, South Dakota had a drug overdose death rate lower than the US rate.
Drug-involved overdose deaths in South Dakota, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 people
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 44% of total overdose deaths in South Dakota. The rates of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl and methamphetamine increased 1.8 and 1.3 times, respectively, between 2019 and 2023 for fentanyl, and between 2017 and 2023 for methamphetamine.
In 2023, fentanyl was involved in more overdose deaths than any other drug.
Drug-involved overdose deaths in South Dakota, age-adjusted rate per 100,000 people
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Although drug overdose deaths are on the rise, they affect geographic areas differently. In 2023, the death rate for overdoses in South Dakota ranged from 11 per 100,000 in Minnehaha County to 19 per 100,000 in Pennington 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)
| 1. | Pennington County | 19.0 |
| 2. | Minnehaha County | 11.1 |
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Methodology
USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.
The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.
