Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	421
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	73
State population, 2009	2,784,572
Population covered by DAWN	2,784,572
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2009

County	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (29)	421	15.1	73	2.6	2,784,572
1. Beaver County	0	0.0	0	0.0	6,267
2. Box Elder County	6	12.0	0	0.0	49,902
3. Cache County	14	12.1	0	0.0	115,269
4. Carbon County	5	25.0	1	5.0	19,989
5. Daggett County	0	0.0	0	0.0	941
6. Davis County	37	12.3	4	1.3	300,827
7. Duchesne County	3	16.7	1	5.6	17,948
8. Emery County	2	18.8	0	0.0	10,629
9. Garfield County	0	0.0	0	0.0	4,625
10. Grand County	0	0.0	2	20.7	9,660
11. Iron County	4	8.8	0	0.0	45,280
12. Juab County	3	29.3	0	0.0	10,244
13. Kane County	5	75.7	0	0.0	6,601
14. Millard County	0	0.0	0	0.0	12,276
15. Morgan County	0	0.0	0	0.0	8,908
16. Piute County	0	0.0	0	0.0	1,431
17. Rich County	0	0.0	0	0.0	2,160
18. Salt Lake County	198	19.1	29	2.8	1,034,989
19. San Juan County	1	6.6	1	6.6	15,049
20. Sanpete County	1	3.9	0	0.0	25,946
21. Sevier County	3	15.0	0	0.0	19,976
22. Summit County	6	16.2	2	5.4	36,969
23. Tooele County	6	10.3	1	1.7	58,335
24. Uintah County	3	9.5	0	0.0	31,536
25. Utah County	59	10.8	14	2.6	545,307
26. Wasatch County	4	18.5	1	4.6	21,600
27. Washington County	13	9.5	3	2.2	137,473
28. Wayne County	1	38.4	1	38.4	2,601
29. Weber County	47	20.3	13	5.6	231,834

Deaths by manner of death, 2009

Suicide	14.8%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	42.5%
Accidental	41.3%
Natural	1.4%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2009

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	70	281	351
Benzodiazepines	0	104	104
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	1	83	84
Antidepressants	3	73	76
Alcohol	0	72	72

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2009

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	6	29	35
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	3	23	26
Antidepressants	1	23	24
Benzodiazepines	0	23	23
Alcohol	0	19	19

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2009

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	17.9
Female	12.2

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.5
21 to 34	23.9
35 to 54	31.5
55 and over	9.9

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2009

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	2.6
Female	2.6

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	*
21 to 34	3.1
35 to 54	5.6
55 and over	3.1

Place of death, 2009

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	92
Home	280
Public place	9
Other	37
Not documented	*

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	13
Home	42
Public place	4
Other	14
Not documented	0

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2008-2009

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2008	Deaths, 2009	Single-drug deaths, 2009	Deaths, 2008	Deaths, 2009	Single-drug deaths, 2009
NOTES: Alcohol row includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. Club drugs row includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. Hallucinogens row includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS	413	421	98	60	73	15
Alcohol	61	72	0	17	19	0
Cocaine	87	60	5	4	*	0
Marijuana	80	23	0	6	*	0
Stimulants	51	47	13	*	*	0
Club drugs	*	*	*	*	0	0
Hallucinogens	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	4	*	0	*	0	0
Antidepressants	82	76	*	18	24	*
Antipsychotics	11	5	*	*	8	*
Benzodiazepines	113	104	0	15	23	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	100	84	*	22	26	*
Opiates/opioids	372	351	70	34	35	6
– Heroin (specified)	69	54	12	*	*	0
– Methadone	100	65	18	6	4	*
– All other opiates/opioids	250	277	40	31	33	5
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	*	0	0
Salicylates/combinations	*	0	0	7	0	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	27	35	*	13	7	*
Anticonvulsants	5	6	0	*	5	0
Muscle relaxants	42	51	*	6	5	0