US Ranks Highest in Global Overdose Deaths
A recent Commonwealth Fund report confirmed that the US overdose death rate remains far higher than in any other country. In 2022, the US overdose rate was 324 deaths per 1 million people, 1.5 times greater than in Scotland, the second-ranked nation with 219 deaths per million people. Although Scotland saw fewer deaths in 2022 than in previous years, rates in the US continued to climb, up about 53% from 2019. For the third consecutive year, drug overdoses claimed more than 100 000 lives in the US, according to provisional 2023 data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A recent Commonwealth Fund report confirmed that the US overdose death rate remains far higher than in any other country. In 2022, the US overdose rate was 324 deaths per 1 million people, 1.5 times greater than in Scotland, the second-ranked nation with 219 deaths per million people. Although Scotland saw fewer deaths in 2022 than in previous years, rates in the US continued to climb, up about 53% from 2019. For the third consecutive year, drug overdoses claimed more than 100 000 lives in the US, according to provisional 2023 data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
