Costs of fatal opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2017, by type of cost

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Preeti Vankar,
Nov 29, 2023
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)

CharacteristicAggregate costs in million U.S. dollars
Value of statistical life lost 480,737
Lost productivity 68,694
Health care 260
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Aggregate costs in million U.S. dollars480,737480,73768,69468,694260260Value of statistical life lostLost productivityHealth care
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January 2021

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United States

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2017

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All values are in millions of 2017 U.S. dollars.

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