Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022

Number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022

CharacteristicNumber of overdose deaths
2022 73,838
2021 70,601
2020 56,516
2019 36,359
2018 31,335
2017 28,466
2016 19,413
2015 9,580
2014 5,544
2013 3,105
2012 2,628
2011 2,666
2010 3,007
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May 2024

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United States

Survey time period

1999 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Note: The exact drug category is "Synthetic Opioids other than Methadone (primarily fentanyl) ICD-10 code (T40.4)". This category is dominated by fentanyl-related overdoses.

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