Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Delaware

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Delaware was 255 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 28.4% from April 2025. That is the 43rd highest of 51 states in April 2026.

April 2026, count255 Provisional
Change on April 2025-28.4%
Rank43rd of 51US states ranked
Series high564April 2023
Series low181January 2016

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

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1002003004005006002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-042015-01: 210 count2015-02: 208 count2015-03: 208 count2015-04: 200 count2015-05: 195 count2015-06: 199 count2015-07: 202 count2015-08: 192 count2015-09: 201 count2015-10: 187 count2015-11: 194 count2015-12: 195 count2016-01: 181 count2016-02: 189 count2016-03: 188 count2016-04: 199 count2016-05: 216 count2016-06: 221 count2016-07: 233 count2016-08: 245 count2016-09: 245 count2016-10: 254 count2016-11: 268 count2016-12: 285 count2017-01: 310 count2017-02: 309 count2017-03: 312 count2017-04: 313 count2017-05: 310 count2017-06: 313 count2017-07: 320 count2017-08: 326 count2017-09: 329 count2017-10: 338 count2017-11: 345 count2017-12: 341 count2018-01: 330 count2018-02: 338 count2018-03: 354 count2018-04: 360 count2018-05: 366 count2018-06: 367 count2018-07: 363 count2018-08: 381 count2018-09: 393 count2018-10: 406 count2018-11: 405 count2018-12: 399 count2019-01: 403 count2019-02: 401 count2019-03: 394 count2019-04: 392 count2019-05: 404 count2019-06: 418 count2019-07: 427 count2019-08: 421 count2019-09: 416 count2019-10: 407 count2019-11: 399 count2019-12: 423 count2020-01: 428 count2020-02: 447 count2020-03: 454 count2020-04: 463 count2020-05: 472 count2020-06: 476 count2020-07: 475 count2020-08: 473 count2020-09: 476 count2020-10: 475 count2020-11: 467 count2020-12: 449 count2021-01: 456 count2021-02: 449 count2021-03: 460 count2021-04: 460 count2021-05: 456 count2021-06: 452 count2021-07: 445 count2021-08: 447 count2021-09: 440 count2021-10: 457 count2021-11: 476 count2021-12: 502 count2022-01: 507 count2022-02: 508 count2022-03: 505 count2022-04: 505 count2022-05: 518 count2022-06: 525 count2022-07: 531 count2022-08: 539 count2022-09: 554 count2022-10: 548 count2022-11: 549 count2022-12: 544 count2023-01: 549 count2023-02: 556 count2023-03: 558 count2023-04: 564 count2023-05: 545 count2023-06: 536 count2023-07: 554 count2023-08: 551 count2023-09: 546 count2023-10: 546 count2023-11: 542 count2023-12: 527 count2024-01: 511 count2024-02: 504 count2024-03: 493 count2024-04: 473 count2024-05: 459 count2024-06: 456 count2024-07: 425 count2024-08: 404 count2024-09: 388 count2024-10: 367 count2024-11: 354 count2024-12: 351 count2025-01: 353 count2025-02: 348 count2025-03: 343 count2025-04: 356 count2025-05: 351 count2025-06: 343 count2025-07: 344 count2025-08: 341 count2025-09: 338 count2025-10: 341 count2025-11: 336 count2025-12: 327 count2026-01: 311 count2026-02: 296 count2026-03: 279 count2026-04: 255 count
count. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-16.
All 136 values
Periodcount
2026-04255 Provisional
2026-03279 Provisional
2026-02296 Provisional
2026-01311 Provisional
2025-12327 Provisional
2025-11336 Provisional
2025-10341 Provisional
2025-09338 Provisional
2025-08341 Provisional
2025-07344 Provisional
2025-06343 Provisional
2025-05351 Provisional
2025-04356 Provisional
2025-03343 Provisional
2025-02348 Provisional
2025-01353 Provisional
2024-12351
2024-11354
2024-10367
2024-09388
2024-08404
2024-07425
2024-06456
2024-05459
2024-04473
2024-03493
2024-02504
2024-01511
2023-12527
2023-11542
2023-10546
2023-09546
2023-08551
2023-07554
2023-06536
2023-05545
2023-04564
2023-03558
2023-02556
2023-01549
2022-12544
2022-11549
2022-10548
2022-09554
2022-08539
2022-07531
2022-06525
2022-05518
2022-04505
2022-03505
2022-02508
2022-01507
2021-12502
2021-11476
2021-10457
2021-09440
2021-08447
2021-07445
2021-06452
2021-05456
2021-04460
2021-03460
2021-02449
2021-01456
2020-12449
2020-11467
2020-10475
2020-09476
2020-08473
2020-07475
2020-06476
2020-05472
2020-04463
2020-03454
2020-02447
2020-01428
2019-12423
2019-11399
2019-10407
2019-09416
2019-08421
2019-07427
2019-06418
2019-05404
2019-04392
2019-03394
2019-02401
2019-01403
2018-12399
2018-11405
2018-10406
2018-09393
2018-08381
2018-07363
2018-06367
2018-05366
2018-04360
2018-03354
2018-02338
2018-01330
2017-12341
2017-11345
2017-10338
2017-09329
2017-08326
2017-07320
2017-06313
2017-05310
2017-04313
2017-03312
2017-02309
2017-01310
2016-12285
2016-11268
2016-10254
2016-09245
2016-08245
2016-07233
2016-06221
2016-05216
2016-04199
2016-03188
2016-02189
2016-01181
2015-12195
2015-11194
2015-10187
2015-09201
2015-08192
2015-07202
2015-06199
2015-05195
2015-04200
2015-03208
2015-02208
2015-01210

Compared with United States

PlaceApril 2026
Delaware255
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 Delaware?

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Delaware was 255 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 28.4% from April 2025. That is the 43rd 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 Delaware?

564 in April 2023, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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