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~30% of the contribution to excess mortality for young adults in 2021 came from drug ODs
%age contribution to excess mortality of drug ODs was not that different by age over 18-39 yrs
COVID as a contribution to excess mortality was higher for older people
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I posted yesterday a comparison of recent 🏴18-24 mortality compared with recent (and past) US mortality, using @meepbobeep's excellent graphs.
I've now added ages up to 40 - the pattern is similar, albeit the disparity lessens slightly at the upper end.
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@VictimOfMaths @AdeleGroyer @john_actuary @meepbobeep @GoActuary Scotland drug related deaths in 2019 were 234 per million popn. (245 per m in 2020) which is very similar to USA rate. Perhaps explains similarities in life expectancy curves?
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Some prior posts on drug overdoses:
Top causes of death:
GoActuary thread on mortality trends:
https://community.goactuary.com/t/mortality-trends-non-pandemic/1388
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