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Share of drug overdose deaths among U.S. teens 2015, by intent and gender

Distribution of drug overdose deaths among U.S. adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in 2015, by intent and gender

The data shows the percentage distribution of drug overdose deaths among U.S. adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in 2015, by intent and gender. According to the data, in total, 80.4% of drug overdose deaths among adolescents were unintentional.

Total	80.4	13.5	5.2	0.9
Male	86.2	8.7	4.5	0.6
Female	70.1	21.9	6.5	1.4

Share of drug overdose deaths among U.S. teens 2015, by intent and gender

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