In 2016, the rate of dispensed opioid prescriptions from surgeons in the United States across all specialties was around 661 per 100,000 people. By 2022, this rate had dropped to 426 prescriptions per 100,000 people. Every surgeon specialty considered here saw decreases in the rate of opioid prescriptions dispensed from 2016 to 2022. In response to the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States, medical professionals have prescribed fewer opioids over the years. This statistic shows the opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty.
Opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty
(per 100,000 people)
Characteristic
January 2016
December 2022
Cardiothoracic surgery
0.09
0.04
General surgery (including colorectal and transplant)
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Journal of the American Medical Association. (December 7, 2023). Opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty (per 100,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168771/opioid-dispensing-rates-among-surgeons-us-by-specialty/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty (per 100,000 people)." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168771/opioid-dispensing-rates-among-surgeons-us-by-specialty/
Journal of the American Medical Association. (2023). Opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty (per 100,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168771/opioid-dispensing-rates-among-surgeons-us-by-specialty/
Journal of the American Medical Association. "Opioid Dispensing Rates among Surgeons in The United States in 2016 and 2022, by Specialty (per 100,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168771/opioid-dispensing-rates-among-surgeons-us-by-specialty/
Journal of the American Medical Association, Opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty (per 100,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168771/opioid-dispensing-rates-among-surgeons-us-by-specialty/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Opioid dispensing rates among surgeons in the United States in 2016 and 2022, by specialty (per 100,000 people) [Graph], Journal of the American Medical Association, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1168771/opioid-dispensing-rates-among-surgeons-us-by-specialty/
