Public Safety Announcement: DuPage Overdose Statistics 2020
On Wednesday, May 13, 2020 DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen, M.D. reported on preliminary data indicating an alarming increase in overdose deaths in DuPage County, followed by an in-depth
review of all deaths due to overdose in the first six (6) months of 2020.
This Public Service Announcement is a follow up for the entire year of 2020.
A thorough investigation and review of every overdose case has been undertaken to understand the circumstances and cause of this rise in overdose deaths. Personal, demographic and toxicological information was collected and reviewed to identify trends
on who and how these overdoses occurred in the hope of fostering a better understanding of the problem and identifying potential solutions both on a personal and societal level.
Opioid Overdose Death Data:
Overall Deaths 1/1/2019-6/30/2019 -46
Overall Deaths 1/1/2020-6/30/2020 -70 (52% increase)
Overall deaths 7/1/2020-12/31/2020 -42
Total Opioid Overdoses for 2020: 112 (17% over 2019)
Cocaine Only = 6
Non Opioid overdoses = 18
Age
<19 = 0
20-29 = 41
30-39 = 32
40-49 = 18
50-59 = 13
60-69 = 7
70-79 = 1
Sex:
Female =24%
Male =76%
Past Years:
2015
36 = Heroin alone
7 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture
8 = Fentanyl alone
Total deaths=51
2016
36 = Heroin alone
26 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture
16 = Fentanyl alone
17 = Opioid based Prescription Medications
Total deaths (illegal Drugs) = 78
Total deaths (all opioids) = 95
2017
23 = Heroin alone
32 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture
17 = Fentanyl alone
23 =Opioid based Prescription Medications
Total deaths (illegal Drugs) = 72
Total deaths (all opioids) = 95
2018
17 = Heroin alone
34 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture
30 = Fentanyl alone
17 = Opioid based Prescription Medications
Total deaths (illegal Drugs) = 81 (13% increase over totals in 2017)
Total deaths (all opioids) = 98 (3% increase over totals in 2017)
2019
13 = Heroin alone
42 = Heroin/Fentanyl mixture
33 = Fentanyl alone
8 = Opioid based Prescription Medications
Total deaths (illegal Drugs) = 88 (8.6% increase over totals in 2018)
Total deaths (all opioids) = 96 (2% decrease over totals in 2018)