In 2022, the age group between 35 and 44 years accounted for 50 percent of all opioid overdose deaths in the United States. This statistic shows the distribution of deaths from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2022, by share of age group.
Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
Data by age group exclude a small number of individuals of unknown age.
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Kaiser Family Foundation, & KFF. (June 20, 2024). Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/634454/us-opioid-overdose-death-rate-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, und KFF. "Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age." Chart. June 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/634454/us-opioid-overdose-death-rate-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, KFF. (2024). Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/634454/us-opioid-overdose-death-rate-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation, and KFF. "Distribution of Opioid Overdose Deaths in The U.S. in 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/634454/us-opioid-overdose-death-rate-by-age/
Kaiser Family Foundation & KFF, Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/634454/us-opioid-overdose-death-rate-by-age/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, & KFF, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/634454/us-opioid-overdose-death-rate-by-age/