This statistic shows the number of deaths from the leading fifteen drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2016 compared to 2011. In 2016, fentanyl was involved in the most overdose deaths. However, in 2011, fentanyl was the tenth most common drug involved in overdose deaths, with oxycodone involved in the most deaths that year.
Number of deaths from the leading drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016
Deaths may involve other drugs in addition to the referent drug (i.e., the one listed). Deaths involving more than one drug (e.g., a death involving both heroin and cocaine) are counted in both totals.
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CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). (December 12, 2018). Number of deaths from the leading drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018831/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). "Number of deaths from the leading drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018831/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). (2018). Number of deaths from the leading drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018831/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). "Number of Deaths from The Leading Drugs Involved in Overdose Deaths in The U.S. in 2011 and 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018831/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)), Number of deaths from the leading drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018831/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of deaths from the leading drugs involved in overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2011 and 2016 [Graph], CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)), December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018831/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-us/
