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Lynchburg, VA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 23
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 3
Metro area population, 2010 247,473
Population covered by DAWN 247,473
Percent of population covered by DAWN 100%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2010
County Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
Total participating (6) 23 9.3 3 1.2 247,473
1. Amherst County, VA 1 3.1 2 6.2 32,487
2. Appomattox County, VA 0 0.0 0 0.0 14,554
3. Bedford City, VA 1 15.7 0 0.0 6,351
4. Bedford County, VA 10 14.9 0 0.0 67,164
5. Campbell County, VA 1 1.9 0 0.0 52,981
6. Lynchburg City, VA 10 13.5 1 1.4 73,937

End Notes
1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. An asterisk (*) signifies that a small number of deaths was suppressed to protect privacy.
4. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010.

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