In 2022, the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate for those aged 45 to 54 years was 55.3 per 100,000 population. Opioids are the main driver of overdose deaths in the United States. This statistic presents the age-adjusted drug overdose death rate in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age, per 100,000 population.
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age
(per 100,000 population)
Age group
15 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
55 to 64 years
65 years and older
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Figures prior to 2020 were taken from a report published in 2020 and can be found here. Deaths are classified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD–10). Drug overdose deaths are identified using underlying cause-of-death codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14. Age-adjusted death rates were calculated by applying age-specific death rates to the 2000 U.S. standard population age distribution.
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CDC. (March 25, 2024). Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC. "Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age (per 100,000 population)." Chart. March 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC. (2024). Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC. "Age-adjusted Rate of Drug Overdose Deaths in The U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by Age (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
CDC, Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph], CDC, March 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/611056/drug-overdose-age-adjusted-death-rates-in-us-by-age/
