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Provisional fatal drug overdose data

National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) Released Monthly Provisional Drug Overdose Data

ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's National Vital Statistics System released its provisional drug overdose dataA on May 14, 2025, based on data available for analysis on May 4, 2025. The new preliminary data from NVSS predicts 80,391 drug overdose deaths for the 12 months ending in December 2024 (i.e., full 2024 calendar year)B and estimates a nearly 27% decline in drug overdose deaths in the U.S compared to the previous year.C D

  1. Please note the use of predicted, not reported deaths. We recommend predicted provisional counts since they are adjusted for incomplete reporting. Predicted counts are also expected to be underestimated, as those counts continue to increase over the first several months after being posted.
  2. This period covers January-December 2024 (i.e., full 2024 calendar year). This is the most recent national data available.
  3. The comparison is to the 12 months ending in December 2023 (January-December 2023, i.e., full 2023 calendar year).
  4. Please note that with each provisional data release, all prior estimates are updated to reflect the most current data available, and estimates will differ from the last monthly update.