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U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2015, by urbanicity

Rate of death from drug overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2015, by urbanicity (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the death rate from drug overdose in the United States from 1999 to 2015, by urbanicity. According to the data, in 2015 there were 17 deaths from drug overdose per 100,000 population in nonmetropolitan areas.

1999	6.4	4
2000	6.5	4.6
2001	7	5.7
2002	8.4	6.9
2003	9	8.2
2004	9.4	9.4
2005	10.1	9.9
2006	11.5	11.7
2007	11.8	12.3
2008	11.8	12.7
2009	11.8	12.9
2010	12.1	13.6
2011	12.9	14.7
2012	13	14.2
2013	13.7	14.6
2014	14.6	15.6
2015	16.2	17

U.S. drug overdose death rate from 1999-2015, by urbanicity

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