A study published in 2021 estimated that in 2017, the total costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States were almost 550 billion U.S. dollars. The value of statistical life lost accounted for the highest share of this total. This statistic shows the estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost.
Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost
(in million U.S. dollars)
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NCBI. (January 1, 2021). Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302295/fatal-opioid-overdose-costs-us-by-type/
NCBI. "Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302295/fatal-opioid-overdose-costs-us-by-type/
NCBI. (2021). Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302295/fatal-opioid-overdose-costs-us-by-type/
NCBI. "Estimated Costs of Fatal Opioid Overdose in The United States in 2017, by Type of Cost (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302295/fatal-opioid-overdose-costs-us-by-type/
NCBI, Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302295/fatal-opioid-overdose-costs-us-by-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCBI, January 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302295/fatal-opioid-overdose-costs-us-by-type/
