Metadata Information

Overview

Originator:
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Title:
Opiod Dispensing Rates by State, 2019-2023
Abstract:
This dataset reports the opioid dispensing rate per 100 people by year and state from 2019-2023.
Time Period of Content Date:
2019-2023
Theme Keywords:
Data is available for U.S. states
Contact Person Information:
https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/forms/contact-us.html

Data Quality

Completeness:
Data are available for the United States and the District of Columbia
Missing Data:
NA
Lineage:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html. Accessed December 6 2025.

Distribution

Publisher:
CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Publication Date:
2024

Attributes

Column Type Label Description
YEAR numeric Year NA
STATE_NAME character State name NA
STATE_ABBREV character State abbreviation NA
STATE_FIPS character State FIPS code NA
opioid_dispensing_rate numeric Opiod dispensing rate per 100 people NA