Opioid drug overdose female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2022
In 2022, over 14 women in the United States died from opioid drug overdose per 100,000 population, a large increase from the rate of 1.4 that was recorded in 1999. This statistic shows the death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among women in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, per 100,000 population.