Epidemiology and Response - Epidemiology Report
March 6, 2024
In 2021, New Mexico (NM) ranked 6th in the United States for drug overdose deaths, with a rate of 51.6 deaths per 100,000 population. Between 2016 and 2020 in NM, the rate of opioid-related ED visits was 70.9 per 100,000 persons.