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Opioid drug overdose female death rates in the United States 1999-2015

Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among women in the U.S. from 1999 to 2015 (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among women in the United States from 1999 to 2015, per 100,000 population. In 2015, 5.4 women died from opioid drug overdose per 100,000 population, a large increase from the rate of 0.9 that was recorded in 1999.

1999	0.9
2000	1.1
2004	2.5
2005	2.8
2010	4.2
2011	4.3
2012	4.2
2013	4.3
2014	4.9
2015	5.4

Opioid drug overdose female death rates in the United States 1999-2015

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