Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Iowa

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Iowa was 345 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 18.4% from April 2025. That is the 38th highest of 51 states in April 2026.

April 2026, count345 Provisional
Change on April 2025-18.4%
Rank38th of 51US states ranked
Series high499November 2022
Series low265April 2015

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

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count. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-16.
All 136 values
Periodcount
2026-04345 Provisional
2026-03341 Provisional
2026-02352 Provisional
2026-01362 Provisional
2025-12372 Provisional
2025-11389 Provisional
2025-10402 Provisional
2025-09408 Provisional
2025-08406 Provisional
2025-07403 Provisional
2025-06409 Provisional
2025-05418 Provisional
2025-04423 Provisional
2025-03434 Provisional
2025-02425 Provisional
2025-01426 Provisional
2024-12427
2024-11420
2024-10420
2024-09406
2024-08424
2024-07433
2024-06443
2024-05442
2024-04454
2024-03459
2024-02460
2024-01449
2023-12447
2023-11442
2023-10445
2023-09474
2023-08461
2023-07469
2023-06456
2023-05456
2023-04450
2023-03446
2023-02456
2023-01468
2022-12473
2022-11499
2022-10489
2022-09472
2022-08475
2022-07474
2022-06487
2022-05488
2022-04493
2022-03496
2022-02489
2022-01479
2021-12471
2021-11441
2021-10446
2021-09451
2021-08463
2021-07447
2021-06433
2021-05434
2021-04425
2021-03428
2021-02422
2021-01428
2020-12419
2020-11429
2020-10427
2020-09418
2020-08411
2020-07413
2020-06417
2020-05398
2020-04389
2020-03374
2020-02363
2020-01346
2019-12350
2019-11336
2019-10322
2019-09316
2019-08306
2019-07297
2019-06283
2019-05287
2019-04286
2019-03277
2019-02277
2019-01278
2018-12277
2018-11280
2018-10289
2018-09299
2018-08294
2018-07305
2018-06307
2018-05312
2018-04325
2018-03326
2018-02331
2018-01336
2017-12341
2017-11340
2017-10338
2017-09334
2017-08338
2017-07334
2017-06332
2017-05322
2017-04319
2017-03330
2017-02330
2017-01325
2016-12314
2016-11319
2016-10313
2016-09306
2016-08309
2016-07304
2016-06310
2016-05318
2016-04316
2016-03309
2016-02304
2016-01303
2015-12300
2015-11308
2015-10307
2015-09311
2015-08296
2015-07298
2015-06289
2015-05277
2015-04265
2015-03272
2015-02274
2015-01274

Compared with United States

PlaceApril 2026
Iowa345
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 Iowa?

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Iowa was 345 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 18.4% from April 2025. That is the 38th 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 Iowa?

499 in November 2022, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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