This paper examines the connection between risky behaviors and two different measurements of deaths: premature deaths and drug-overdose deaths. This study analyzes if the premature age-adjusted death and drug-overdose death rate are associated with risky behaviors. This study looks at every county within the United States, with the sample from the County Health Rankings 2021 Edition. It is shown that at the county level, a higher number of premature deaths and drug-overdose deaths occur when the risky behaviors such as smoking, opioid dispensing are present, however a lesser number of deaths occur when the behaviors of excessive drinking and adult obesity are present, with chlamydia rate increasing premature deaths yet decreasing drug-overdose deaths.