This statistic shows the percentage of all overdose deaths in the United States caused by the leading fifteen drugs involved in overdose deaths in 2016. In that year, fentanyl was involved in 28.8 percent of all overdose deaths, while heroin was involved in 25.1 percent of such deaths.
Percentage of overdose deaths in the U.S. caused by the leading drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in 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). Percentage of overdose deaths in the U.S. caused by the leading drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018882/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-percentage-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). "Percentage of overdose deaths in the U.S. caused by the leading drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in 2016." Chart. December 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018882/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-percentage-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). (2018). Percentage of overdose deaths in the U.S. caused by the leading drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018882/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-percentage-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)). "Percentage of Overdose Deaths in The U.S. Caused by The Leading Drugs Involved in Drug Overdose Deaths in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018882/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-percentage-us/
CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)), Percentage of overdose deaths in the U.S. caused by the leading drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018882/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-percentage-us/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Percentage of overdose deaths in the U.S. caused by the leading drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in 2016 [Graph], CDC (National Vital Statistics Reports (NVSS)), December 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1018882/drugs-involved-in-most-overdose-deaths-percentage-us/
