Breaking out gender differences in Alcohol, Drug and Suicide death rates

Increase in death-rate per 100k between 2012 and 2018 broken down by gender, (drugs and alcohol) -or- suicide and binned by five year cohorts. The growth is dominated by increase in death-rate due to drugs and alcohol for males ages 25-44 and 55-69.

Death-rates per 100,000 due to drugs and alcohol

Female

Heat-map is auto-scaling. The highest values in this image are set to red and the lowest to green. See "Males as a percentage..." graphic if you wish to compare genders.

Male

Male as a percentage of the total

At the very best, males are twice as likely to die due to drugs and alcohol than females are. At the worst, males are three times more likely.

Death-rates per 100,000 due to "Intentional Self-harm"

Female

Male

 Male as a percent of total

In the middle years, there are three male suicides for every female suicide. In the last decade of life there are NINE male suicides for every female suicide.