# Alaska drug overdose mortality rates

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/alaska-drug-overdose-mortality-rates
> Updated: 2026-10-02T22:11:00.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

A study analyzing data from 2020 through 2024 has identified Alaska as having the 10th-highest average annual drug overdose death rate in the United States. The state averaged 39.43 deaths per 100,000 residents, with an annual total of approximately 290 deaths.

Mortality rates in the state peaked in 2023, reaching 50.7 deaths per 100,000 residents from a total of 372 recorded deaths.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-02: Alaska ranks 10th in U.S. drug overdose death rate

Alaska ranks 10th in the U.S. for average annual drug overdose death rates, according to a study of data from 2020 to 2024.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/alaska-ranks-10th-in-us-drug-overdose-death-rate

### 2026-09-28: Alaska reports highest drowning death rate in the U.S

Alaska has the highest drowning death rate in the U.S., averaging 8.63 fatalities per 100,000 residents from 2020 to 2024, according to a study of CDC data.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/alaska-reports-highest-drowning-death-rate-in-the-us

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Cite as: Alaska drug overdose mortality rates. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/alaska-drug-overdose-mortality-rates