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The United States has more than double the rate of premature overdose deaths of at least 12 other countries. This research, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, gives specific numbers about America. There were an estimated 63,632 drug overdose deaths in 2016 in the US, reports CNN. "The U.S. has the highest death rate due to drug overdoses for both men and women (35 deaths in 100,000 men and 20 deaths in 100,000 women) in 2015, more than double those of any other country in our study," Yingxi Chen, researcher Mexico had the lowest rates: 1 death per 100,000 men and 0.2 deaths per 100,000 women. The researchers also found that the United States had the second-highest increase in drug overdose deaths. The increase were 4.3% per year in men and 5.3% per year in women.

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