Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Maryland

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Maryland was 1,308 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 16.5% from April 2025. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in April 2026.

April 2026, count1,308 Provisional
Change on April 2025-16.5%
Rank17th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,890July 2021
Series low1,078January 2015

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

CSVChart (SVG)

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002015-012016-092018-052020-012021-092023-052025-012026-042015-01: 1,078 count2015-02: 1,115 count2015-03: 1,129 count2015-04: 1,125 count2015-05: 1,137 count2015-06: 1,137 count2015-07: 1,146 count2015-08: 1,169 count2015-09: 1,212 count2015-10: 1,251 count2015-11: 1,282 count2015-12: 1,320 count2016-01: 1,303 count2016-02: 1,336 count2016-03: 1,381 count2016-04: 1,479 count2016-05: 1,580 count2016-06: 1,683 count2016-07: 1,758 count2016-08: 1,848 count2016-09: 1,907 count2016-10: 1,945 count2016-11: 1,997 count2016-12: 2,074 count2017-01: 2,174 count2017-02: 2,188 count2017-03: 2,230 count2017-04: 2,265 count2017-05: 2,267 count2017-06: 2,273 count2017-07: 2,259 count2017-08: 2,250 count2017-09: 2,262 count2017-10: 2,277 count2017-11: 2,285 count2017-12: 2,284 count2018-01: 2,289 count2018-02: 2,359 count2018-03: 2,397 count2018-04: 2,410 count2018-05: 2,425 count2018-06: 2,438 count2018-07: 2,432 count2018-08: 2,428 count2018-09: 2,420 count2018-10: 2,413 count2018-11: 2,412 count2018-12: 2,393 count2019-01: 2,392 count2019-02: 2,353 count2019-03: 2,341 count2019-04: 2,324 count2019-05: 2,289 count2019-06: 2,261 count2019-07: 2,284 count2019-08: 2,328 count2019-09: 2,341 count2019-10: 2,355 count2019-11: 2,374 count2019-12: 2,360 count2020-01: 2,334 count2020-02: 2,360 count2020-03: 2,381 count2020-04: 2,373 count2020-05: 2,450 count2020-06: 2,491 count2020-07: 2,526 count2020-08: 2,556 count2020-09: 2,612 count2020-10: 2,698 count2020-11: 2,725 count2020-12: 2,761 count2021-01: 2,832 count2021-02: 2,829 count2021-03: 2,830 count2021-04: 2,872 count2021-05: 2,857 count2021-06: 2,868 count2021-07: 2,890 count2021-08: 2,843 count2021-09: 2,808 count2021-10: 2,753 count2021-11: 2,719 count2021-12: 2,724 count2022-01: 2,699 count2022-02: 2,703 count2022-03: 2,690 count2022-04: 2,640 count2022-05: 2,576 count2022-06: 2,529 count2022-07: 2,487 count2022-08: 2,479 count2022-09: 2,459 count2022-10: 2,445 count2022-11: 2,501 count2022-12: 2,523 count2023-01: 2,504 count2023-02: 2,486 count2023-03: 2,463 count2023-04: 2,488 count2023-05: 2,516 count2023-06: 2,537 count2023-07: 2,539 count2023-08: 2,548 count2023-09: 2,537 count2023-10: 2,562 count2023-11: 2,521 count2023-12: 2,493 count2024-01: 2,464 count2024-02: 2,443 count2024-03: 2,394 count2024-04: 2,331 count2024-05: 2,257 count2024-06: 2,210 count2024-07: 2,145 count2024-08: 2,089 count2024-09: 2,039 count2024-10: 1,928 count2024-11: 1,834 count2024-12: 1,750 count2025-01: 1,704 count2025-02: 1,639 count2025-03: 1,614 count2025-04: 1,566 count2025-05: 1,540 count2025-06: 1,466 count2025-07: 1,446 count2025-08: 1,428 count2025-09: 1,403 count2025-10: 1,399 count2025-11: 1,391 count2025-12: 1,386 count2026-01: 1,343 count2026-02: 1,338 count2026-03: 1,307 count2026-04: 1,308 count
count. Source: CDC. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-16.
All 136 values
Periodcount
2026-041,308 Provisional
2026-031,307 Provisional
2026-021,338 Provisional
2026-011,343 Provisional
2025-121,386 Provisional
2025-111,391 Provisional
2025-101,399 Provisional
2025-091,403 Provisional
2025-081,428 Provisional
2025-071,446 Provisional
2025-061,466 Provisional
2025-051,540 Provisional
2025-041,566 Provisional
2025-031,614 Provisional
2025-021,639 Provisional
2025-011,704 Provisional
2024-121,750
2024-111,834
2024-101,928
2024-092,039
2024-082,089
2024-072,145
2024-062,210
2024-052,257
2024-042,331
2024-032,394
2024-022,443
2024-012,464
2023-122,493
2023-112,521
2023-102,562
2023-092,537
2023-082,548
2023-072,539
2023-062,537
2023-052,516
2023-042,488
2023-032,463
2023-022,486
2023-012,504
2022-122,523
2022-112,501
2022-102,445
2022-092,459
2022-082,479
2022-072,487
2022-062,529
2022-052,576
2022-042,640
2022-032,690
2022-022,703
2022-012,699
2021-122,724
2021-112,719
2021-102,753
2021-092,808
2021-082,843
2021-072,890
2021-062,868
2021-052,857
2021-042,872
2021-032,830
2021-022,829
2021-012,832
2020-122,761
2020-112,725
2020-102,698
2020-092,612
2020-082,556
2020-072,526
2020-062,491
2020-052,450
2020-042,373
2020-032,381
2020-022,360
2020-012,334
2019-122,360
2019-112,374
2019-102,355
2019-092,341
2019-082,328
2019-072,284
2019-062,261
2019-052,289
2019-042,324
2019-032,341
2019-022,353
2019-012,392
2018-122,393
2018-112,412
2018-102,413
2018-092,420
2018-082,428
2018-072,432
2018-062,438
2018-052,425
2018-042,410
2018-032,397
2018-022,359
2018-012,289
2017-122,284
2017-112,285
2017-102,277
2017-092,262
2017-082,250
2017-072,259
2017-062,273
2017-052,267
2017-042,265
2017-032,230
2017-022,188
2017-012,174
2016-122,074
2016-111,997
2016-101,945
2016-091,907
2016-081,848
2016-071,758
2016-061,683
2016-051,580
2016-041,479
2016-031,381
2016-021,336
2016-011,303
2015-121,320
2015-111,282
2015-101,251
2015-091,212
2015-081,169
2015-071,146
2015-061,137
2015-051,137
2015-041,125
2015-031,129
2015-021,115
2015-011,078

Compared with United States

PlaceApril 2026
Maryland1,308
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 Maryland?

Drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending in Maryland was 1,308 in April 2026, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That is down 16.5% from April 2025. That is the 17th 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 Maryland?

2,890 in July 2021, the highest value since January 2015 in this series.

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