Definition of hurtle for English Language Learners. : 1  to move or fall with great speed and force. : 2  to cause (something or someone) to move or go with great speed and force.
Alaska (23.1 per 100,000) Alaska is the second highest nationally for rates of suicide at 23.1. However, according to the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, this state actually has the highest rate of suicide per capita in the entire country.
This statistic represents the drug overdose death rate in the United States in 2014, sorted by U.S. states. In that year, the highest rate amounted for the state of West Virginia with 31.3 deaths from drug overdose per 100,000 inhabitants.