In 2021, there were around six cocaine overdose deaths per 100,000 population in the United States that involved concurrent use of opioids, compared to around only 1.5 deaths per 100,000 population from cocaine overdose with no opioid involvement. This statistic illustrates the rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement.
Rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement*
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Cocaine with opioids
Cocaine without opioids
2021
5.9
1.5
2020
4.8
1.2
2019
3.8
1.1
2018
3.4
1.1
2017
3.2
1.1
2016
2.3
0.9
2015
1.4
0.7
2014
1.1
0.6
2013
0.9
0.6
2012
0.8
0.6
2011
0.8
0.7
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* Includes natural and semisynthetic opioids (e.g., opium, morphine, codeine,
hydrocodone, oxycodone), heroin, synthetic opioids (e.g., methadone, fentanyl, fentanyl analogs,
tramadol), and mentions of opiates or opioids without naming a specific drug.
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CDC. (July 19, 2023). Rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement* (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234738/us-cocaine-overdose-deaths-rate-by-concurrent-opioid-involvement/
CDC. "Rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement* (per 100,000 population)." Chart. July 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234738/us-cocaine-overdose-deaths-rate-by-concurrent-opioid-involvement/
CDC. (2023). Rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement* (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234738/us-cocaine-overdose-deaths-rate-by-concurrent-opioid-involvement/
CDC. "Rate of Cocaine Overdose Deaths in The United States from 2011 to 2021, by Concurrent Opioid Involvement* (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234738/us-cocaine-overdose-deaths-rate-by-concurrent-opioid-involvement/
CDC, Rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement* (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234738/us-cocaine-overdose-deaths-rate-by-concurrent-opioid-involvement/ (last visited April 16, 2025)
Rate of cocaine overdose deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2021, by concurrent opioid involvement* (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, July 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234738/us-cocaine-overdose-deaths-rate-by-concurrent-opioid-involvement/
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