Disparities in the Deaths of Despair by Occupation, Massachusetts, 2000 to 2015

Objective: To explore mortality rates and trends according to the occupation of workers who died from the deaths of despair (DoD). Methods: Death certificates for deaths due to poisonings (including opioid-related overdoses), suicides, and alcoholic liver disease occurring in Massachusetts from 2000 to 2015 were collected and coded according to the occupation of the decedent. Mortality rates and trends in mortality were calculated for each...