Background and objectives: This study estimated years of life lost (YLL) among US Latinx individuals during the most recent wave of drug overdose deaths.
Methods: A serial cross-sectional study of YLL (life expectancy minus age at death) from death certificate records of Latinx individuals who died from drug overdoses from 2015 to mid-2022.
Results: Over the study period, 58,209 Latinx individuals aged 15-64 years died from drug overdoses resulting in 2,266,784 YLL. Age-group YLL differences remained stable, but gender YLL trajectories diverged.
Conclusions and scientific significance: This study extends our understanding of the immense loss to Latinx communities from preventable drug deaths.
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