Northwest Area Demographics
Drug Overdose Deaths 2003-2009
*Data retrieved from the office of the Salt Lake County Medical Examiner
From the ME Data
Involving Illicit drugs Age Gender Race/Ethnicity
Black, White, Caucasian, Pacific islander, Unsure
Location of Death vs. Residence
What we don’t get
The “Cause” is not always clear
Morphine/heroin conundrum
Current prescription
“Hispanic/Latino”
Undetermined/Accidental Deaths
84116 had 70 total deaths 37 (53%) were drug related 22 involved prescription drugs
84104 had 51 total deaths 27 (53%) were drug related 13 involved prescription drugs 2 were unclassified
84101 had 37 total deaths 16 (43%) were drug related 5 involved prescription drugs
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Drug Overdose Deaths
2003-2009
Gender Breakdown
51 Male – 64%84116-2584104-1484101-12
29 Female – 36%84116-1284104-1384101-4
Rx ratio ≈ 50% male Male: 16 Female: 15
Rx+Illicit ratio ≈ 66% Male: 6 Female: 3
Illicit ratio ≈ 75% Male: 28 Female: 10
Age Data
Range: 16-62 yrs
Male average: 40.7
Female average: 41.1
Rx average Male: 39.6 Female: 44.9
Rx+Illicit average Male: 40.3 Female: 40
Illicit average Male: 38.2 Female: 44.9
Race/Ethnicity
White/Caucasian: 72 90% Black: 4 5% Pacific Islander: 2 2.5% Native American: 1 1.3% Unsure: 1 1.3%
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