In 2022, the death rate from opioid poisoning in the United States was around 36.6 per 100,000 population among Black, non-Hispanics. This was a significant increase compared to the death rate reported in 1999. This statistic shows the death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity.
Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Asian, non-Hispanic*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic*
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NIDA. (May 14, 2024). Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301962/drug-poisoning-opioid-death-rates-by-ethnicity-us/
NIDA. "Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301962/drug-poisoning-opioid-death-rates-by-ethnicity-us/
NIDA. (2024). Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301962/drug-poisoning-opioid-death-rates-by-ethnicity-us/
NIDA. "Death Rate from Drug Poisonings Involving Opioids in The U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by Race/Ethnicity (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301962/drug-poisoning-opioid-death-rates-by-ethnicity-us/
NIDA, Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301962/drug-poisoning-opioid-death-rates-by-ethnicity-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population) [Graph], NIDA, May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301962/drug-poisoning-opioid-death-rates-by-ethnicity-us/
