Overdose Death Data

Note: We update this information biannually.

Note: This page uses data from the Office of the State Medical Examiners (OSME). You can find Monthly Overdose Data on the Rhode Island Department of Health website.
Note: Visualizations are currently in transition of being configured to read from the RIDOH Data Hub. There may be some discrepancies between each chart and its data source.


Fatal overdoses are higher than ever before

Fatal overdoses in Rhode Island have been on the rise since 2014. Rhode Island has a plan to reduce overdose deaths by 30% by 2030. We also want to reduce deaths by 12% by 2025.

 

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Overdose affects communities across Rhode Island:

In Rhode Island, every town has seen an overdose. This map uses information from the Rhode Island Medical Examiner’s Office to show in what town overdoses happened.

 

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Overdoses are caused by prescription medications and illicit drugs

Rhode Island’s overdose crisis began with prescription drugs, but overdose deaths from prescription drugs have leveled. Deaths from illicit drugs, such as heroin and fentanyl, are on the rise.

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Fentanyl-related overdoses are on the rise

Fentanyl, a highly potent opioid, poses a great threat and worsens our overdose crisis. The number of overdose deaths related to illicit fentanyl has increased by almost 30-fold since 2009. In 2022, almost three out of every four overdose deaths involved illicit fentanyl.

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About 3 in 4 people who die of an overdose are men

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All age groups are affected, but most overdoses occur among adults

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Interested in more Overdose Death Data?

To begin, try clicking on different Age, Gender, and Substance options on the right side of the graph.

Source (RIDOH)