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Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Colorado

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Colorado was 1,845 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is up 11.5% from April 2025. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in April 2026.

April 2026, count1,845 Provisional
Change on April 2025+11.5%
Rank12th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,960February 2022
Series low894April 2016

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Colorado, January 2015 to April 2026

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7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-042015-01: 923 count2015-02: 932 count2015-03: 939 count2015-04: 950 count2015-05: 927 count2015-06: 921 count2015-07: 918 count2015-08: 928 count2015-09: 917 count2015-10: 915 count2015-11: 908 count2015-12: 913 count2016-01: 913 count2016-02: 912 count2016-03: 908 count2016-04: 894 count2016-05: 915 count2016-06: 935 count2016-07: 928 count2016-08: 934 count2016-09: 933 count2016-10: 948 count2016-11: 952 count2016-12: 965 count2017-01: 977 count2017-02: 967 count2017-03: 964 count2017-04: 989 count2017-05: 983 count2017-06: 997 count2017-07: 1,013 count2017-08: 1,019 count2017-09: 1,024 count2017-10: 1,027 count2017-11: 1,046 count2017-12: 1,040 count2018-01: 1,048 count2018-02: 1,053 count2018-03: 1,068 count2018-04: 1,048 count2018-05: 1,058 count2018-06: 1,035 count2018-07: 1,035 count2018-08: 1,027 count2018-09: 1,017 count2018-10: 1,018 count2018-11: 991 count2018-12: 1,004 count2019-01: 992 count2019-02: 999 count2019-03: 989 count2019-04: 994 count2019-05: 992 count2019-06: 1,007 count2019-07: 1,008 count2019-08: 1,017 count2019-09: 1,038 count2019-10: 1,054 count2019-11: 1,072 count2019-12: 1,100 count2020-01: 1,120 count2020-02: 1,131 count2020-03: 1,174 count2020-04: 1,230 count2020-05: 1,296 count2020-06: 1,321 count2020-07: 1,375 count2020-08: 1,438 count2020-09: 1,479 count2020-10: 1,490 count2020-11: 1,519 count2020-12: 1,512 count2021-01: 1,557 count2021-02: 1,583 count2021-03: 1,632 count2021-04: 1,654 count2021-05: 1,677 count2021-06: 1,738 count2021-07: 1,763 count2021-08: 1,785 count2021-09: 1,830 count2021-10: 1,866 count2021-11: 1,887 count2021-12: 1,917 count2022-01: 1,932 count2022-02: 1,960 count2022-03: 1,933 count2022-04: 1,912 count2022-05: 1,905 count2022-06: 1,860 count2022-07: 1,842 count2022-08: 1,819 count2022-09: 1,791 count2022-10: 1,800 count2022-11: 1,828 count2022-12: 1,856 count2023-01: 1,835 count2023-02: 1,828 count2023-03: 1,826 count2023-04: 1,850 count2023-05: 1,862 count2023-06: 1,898 count2023-07: 1,916 count2023-08: 1,935 count2023-09: 1,940 count2023-10: 1,945 count2023-11: 1,956 count2023-12: 1,926 count2024-01: 1,934 count2024-02: 1,933 count2024-03: 1,932 count2024-04: 1,922 count2024-05: 1,896 count2024-06: 1,890 count2024-07: 1,836 count2024-08: 1,764 count2024-09: 1,716 count2024-10: 1,682 count2024-11: 1,634 count2024-12: 1,640 count2025-01: 1,635 count2025-02: 1,622 count2025-03: 1,650 count2025-04: 1,654 count2025-05: 1,674 count2025-06: 1,647 count2025-07: 1,690 count2025-08: 1,742 count2025-09: 1,780 count2025-10: 1,799 count2025-11: 1,807 count2025-12: 1,819 count2026-01: 1,823 count2026-02: 1,855 count2026-03: 1,844 count2026-04: 1,845 count
count. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-16.
All 136 values
Periodcount
2026-041,845 Provisional
2026-031,844 Provisional
2026-021,855 Provisional
2026-011,823 Provisional
2025-121,819 Provisional
2025-111,807 Provisional
2025-101,799 Provisional
2025-091,780 Provisional
2025-081,742 Provisional
2025-071,690 Provisional
2025-061,647 Provisional
2025-051,674 Provisional
2025-041,654 Provisional
2025-031,650 Provisional
2025-021,622 Provisional
2025-011,635 Provisional
2024-121,640
2024-111,634
2024-101,682
2024-091,716
2024-081,764
2024-071,836
2024-061,890
2024-051,896
2024-041,922
2024-031,932
2024-021,933
2024-011,934
2023-121,926
2023-111,956
2023-101,945
2023-091,940
2023-081,935
2023-071,916
2023-061,898
2023-051,862
2023-041,850
2023-031,826
2023-021,828
2023-011,835
2022-121,856
2022-111,828
2022-101,800
2022-091,791
2022-081,819
2022-071,842
2022-061,860
2022-051,905
2022-041,912
2022-031,933
2022-021,960
2022-011,932
2021-121,917
2021-111,887
2021-101,866
2021-091,830
2021-081,785
2021-071,763
2021-061,738
2021-051,677
2021-041,654
2021-031,632
2021-021,583
2021-011,557
2020-121,512
2020-111,519
2020-101,490
2020-091,479
2020-081,438
2020-071,375
2020-061,321
2020-051,296
2020-041,230
2020-031,174
2020-021,131
2020-011,120
2019-121,100
2019-111,072
2019-101,054
2019-091,038
2019-081,017
2019-071,008
2019-061,007
2019-05992
2019-04994
2019-03989
2019-02999
2019-01992
2018-121,004
2018-11991
2018-101,018
2018-091,017
2018-081,027
2018-071,035
2018-061,035
2018-051,058
2018-041,048
2018-031,068
2018-021,053
2018-011,048
2017-121,040
2017-111,046
2017-101,027
2017-091,024
2017-081,019
2017-071,013
2017-06997
2017-05983
2017-04989
2017-03964
2017-02967
2017-01977
2016-12965
2016-11952
2016-10948
2016-09933
2016-08934
2016-07928
2016-06935
2016-05915
2016-04894
2016-03908
2016-02912
2016-01913
2015-12913
2015-11908
2015-10915
2015-09917
2015-08928
2015-07918
2015-06921
2015-05927
2015-04950
2015-03939
2015-02932
2015-01923

Compared with United States

PlaceApril 2026
Colorado1,845
United States65,726

Rankings

Definition

Drug overdose deaths that occurred in the area during the 12 months ending in the month shown. The value for March 2026 covers April 2025 through March 2026. Underlying cause of death coded X40 to X44, X60 to X64, X85 or Y10 to Y14 (ICD-10).

United States: CDC National Vital Statistics System provisional counts, as reported, not the predicted counts CDC also publishes. Recent months are incomplete and usually rise as death records arrive; periods without final data are marked provisional. Deaths are counted where they occurred. The national figure covers the 50 states and DC. CDC publishes New York City separately; the New York State value is the sum of New York City and the rest of the state. Consecutive months overlap by 11 months, so they must not be added together.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). VSRR Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (xkb8-kh2a), reported number of drug overdose deaths, 12 month-ending. https://data.cdc.gov/resource/xkb8-kh2a.json?%24order=%3Aid&%24limit=50000&%24where=indicator%3D%27Number+of+Drug+Overdose+Deaths%27+AND+period%3D%2712+month-ending%27. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the drug overdose deaths (12 months) in Colorado?

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Colorado was 1,845 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is up 11.5% from April 2025. That is the 12th highest of 51 states in April 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. VSRR Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (xkb8-kh2a), reported number of drug overdose deaths, 12 month-ending. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest drug overdose deaths (12 months) in Colorado?

1,960 in February 2022, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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