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

Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths from 1999 to 2015, by urbanicity

The data displays the number of U.S. overdose deaths from 1999 to 2015, by urbanicity. According to the data, in 2015 there were 45,059 deaths from drug overdose in metropolitan areas, compared to 7,345 deaths in nonmetropolitan areas.

1999	15120	1729
2000	15408	2007
2001	16937	2457
2002	20512	3006
2003	22263	3522
2004	23394	4030
2005	25520	4293
2006	29321	5104
2007	30604	5406
2008	30862	5588
2009	31266	5738
2010	32323	6006
2011	34853	6487
2012	35264	6238
2013	37547	6435
2014	40272	6783
2015	45059	7345

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

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