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.