In 2022, American Indians and Alaskan Natives had a death rate from prescription opioids of 5.3 per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the annual death rate for prescription opioid overdose deaths in the United States from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity.
U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Asian, non-Hispanic*
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaskan Native, non-Hispanic
2022
5.5
4.5
0.6
2.3
5.3
2021
6.3
4.9
0.5
2.5
7.4
2020
6.3
4.7
0.5
2.5
6.5
2019
5.5
3.5
0.4
2
5.4
2018
6
3.3
0.4
2
4.7
2017
6.9
3.5
-
2.2
7.2
2016
7
3.3
-
2.1
6.5
2015
6.4
2.6
-
1.8
7
2014
6.2
2.5
-
1.8
7.2
2013
5.9
2.2
-
1.9
7.1
2012
6
2
-
1.8
7.5
2011
6.6
2
-
1.8
7.1
2010
6.4
2
-
1.7
7.2
2009
5.8
1.9
-
1.7
7.8
2008
5.7
1.8
-
1.9
6.1
2007
5.6
1.8
-
1.9
5.2
2006
5
1.8
-
1.8
4.7
2005
4.1
1.6
-
1.5
4.7
2004
3.7
1.4
-
1.4
4.2
2003
3.2
1.1
-
1.5
3.3
2002
2.8
1.2
-
1.4
2.6
2001
2
0.9
-
1.1
2
2000
1.6
0.8
-
1.1
1.3
1999
1.3
0.8
-
1.6
1.3
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NIDA. (May 14, 2024). U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/826306/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-ethnicity/
NIDA. "U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population)." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826306/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-ethnicity/
NIDA. (2024). U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/826306/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-ethnicity/
NIDA. "U.S. Death Rate from Prescription Opioid Overdose from 1999 to 2022, by Race/Ethnicity (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826306/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-ethnicity/
NIDA, U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/826306/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population) [Graph], NIDA, May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/826306/death-rate-from-prescription-opioid-overdose-us-by-ethnicity/
