# $OD · US overdose deaths

Drug overdose deaths in the United States in the 12 months ending each month, as the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics counts them from death certificates. Provisional: the newest months are incomplete and the CDC revises them upward.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Newest complete period | Jun 2026: 64,433 deaths, score 4, Quiet |
| Source | CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm) |
| Terms | US government work, public domain. |
| Cadence | Monthly, about four months late. |
| Grade | see only |
| Rulebook | Rulebook v0.2, 2026-10-04 |

## Settlement

Why this grade: A federal count from death certificates. See only: Tickerz publishes it and takes no call on it.
What it costs to move: Not possible. The count is of death certificates filed with the states.
When the source is late: A month that has not been published stays open. The CDC revises recent months as certificates arrive, and the revision is shown beside the number as first published. A month the CDC never publishes is void.
Precision: Whole deaths in the 12 months ending the month, the reported count, not the CDC's model estimate.

## As first published, and the proof

Not on-chain yet. The newest complete period goes on-chain with the daily proof at 12:40 UTC.

## Last 30 complete periods

| Period | Level | Change | Band |
| --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Jun 2026 | 64,433 deaths | -2.0% | Quiet |
| May 2026 | 65,720 deaths | -1.4% | Quiet |
| Apr 2026 | 66,636 deaths | -1.5% | Quiet |
| Mar 2026 | 67,670 deaths | -1.9% | Quiet |
| Feb 2026 | 68,992 deaths | -1.0% | Quiet |
| Jan 2026 | 69,682 deaths | -1.4% | Quiet |
| Dec 2025 | 70,646 deaths | -0.5% | Quiet |
| Nov 2025 | 71,017 deaths | -0.5% | Quiet |
| Oct 2025 | 71,384 deaths | -0.7% | Quiet |
| Sep 2025 | 71,892 deaths | -0.7% | Quiet |
| Aug 2025 | 72,373 deaths | -0.8% | Quiet |
| Jul 2025 | 72,987 deaths | -1.2% | Quiet |
| Jun 2025 | 73,905 deaths | -1.3% | Quiet |
| May 2025 | 74,878 deaths | -1.4% | Quiet |
| Apr 2025 | 75,967 deaths | -1.4% | Quiet |
| Mar 2025 | 77,064 deaths | -1.0% | Quiet |
| Feb 2025 | 77,831 deaths | -1.9% | Quiet |
| Jan 2025 | 79,332 deaths | -1.9% | Quiet |
| Dec 2024 | 80,860 deaths | -2.5% | Quiet |
| Nov 2024 | 82,946 deaths | -2.6% | Quiet |
| Oct 2024 | 85,178 deaths | -2.8% | Quiet |
| Sep 2024 | 87,654 deaths | -2.8% | Quiet |
| Aug 2024 | 90,202 deaths | -3.2% | Normal |
| Jul 2024 | 93,193 deaths | -2.7% | Normal |
| Jun 2024 | 95,741 deaths | -2.0% | Quiet |
| May 2024 | 97,687 deaths | -2.4% | Normal |
| Apr 2024 | 100,052 deaths | -2.1% | Normal |
| Mar 2024 | 102,174 deaths | -2.1% | Normal |
| Feb 2024 | 104,361 deaths | -1.1% | Quiet |
| Jan 2024 | 105,522 deaths | -1.3% | Normal |

JSON: https://tickerz.com/api/indices/od

## Asked often

**How many people die of drug overdoses in the US each year?** 64,433 people died of a drug overdose in the United States in the 12 months ending Jun 2026, as the CDC counts them from death certificates. The count is provisional and the CDC revises it upward.

**Where does the $OD number come from?** Tickerz reads it from CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. Monthly, about four months late. Each number is kept as it was first published, with a timestamped proof, and any later revision is shown beside it.

**Can I download the $OD data?** Yes, free and with no key: the full history as JSON at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/od and every period as CSV at https://tickerz.com/api/indices/od/history.csv.

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