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Overview

Delaware has one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the country. We provide statistics about the crisis here.

Key Data and Reports

Drug Overdose Deaths in Kent County

Drug Overdose Death Rate

2021

59.2

age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents

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increased 97% from 2016 to 2021

Target

20.7age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents

Progress

Getting worse, target not met

The Drug Overdose Death Rate in Kent County is 59.2 per 100,000 (adjusted for age). This indicator needs attention because the rate is getting worse and is higher than the target rate of 20.7 age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Drug Overdose Deaths in Kent County

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Drug Overdose Deaths (Drug Overdose Death Rate) in Kent County

Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 residents

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Please note: Counts of less than 11 are suppressed. If the population is sufficiently large, 0 counts may be shown. Rates based on counts less than 20 may be unstable.

About the Data

Data Sources

Mortality

Citation: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Delaware Health Statistics Center.

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Additional Information

Drug Overdose Deaths in Kent County

Data Sources

Mortality

Citation: Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Delaware Health Statistics Center.

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Privacy

In releasing this information, Delaware aims to provide information that can be helpful to local communities as they work to improve public health. However, the protection of the confidentiality of our citizens is of paramount importance. To that end, counts of less than 11 are not presented. An outside expert has reviewed the platform to ensure it complies with the HIPAA privacy rule (45 CFR 164.§514(b)).