John Elflein
Research expert covering health and health care
Detailed statistics
U.S. opioid overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022
Detailed statistics
U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2022
Detailed statistics
Death rates from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2022, by state
Share of U.S. adults who thought select health issues were a crisis 2022
Percentage of adults in the United States who thought select health issues were a crisis in the country as of 2022
Public perception on opioid abuse and addiction in the U.S. 2020-2022
Percentage of U.S. adults who agree that opioid abuse and addiction is a major problem from 2020 to 2022
Most important health issues facing the U.S. according to U.S. adults 2023
Percentage of U.S. adults that thought select health issues were most important for the U.S. as of 2019 and 2023
Americans opinion on main public health threat in the U.S. in 2024
Distribution of U.S. adults' opinions on what they consider is a main threat to American public health in 2024
Anxiety among U.S. adults in regards to select aspects of life from 2020 to 2023
Percentage of U.S. adults that were anxious about select aspects of their lives in 2020, 2021, and 2023*
Share of U.S. adults with opioid addiction in family as of 2023, by community type
Share of adults in the U.S. who reported they or someone in their family had been addicted to opioids at some point in their lifetime as of 2023, by community type
Share of U.S. adults with opioid addiction in family as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
Share of adults in the U.S. who reported they or someone in their family had been addicted to opioids at some point in their lifetime as of 2023, by race and ethnicity
Share of U.S. adults who supported select policies to reduce drug overdoses in 2023
Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023
Lifetime odds of dying from select causes in the U.S. in 2022
Lifetime odds of dying for select causes in the United States in 2022
Deaths from drug overdose in the U.S. 2020-2022, by drug
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by drug
Number of opioid prescriptions U.S. 2006-2022
Number of annual opioid prescriptions in the U.S. from 2006 to 2022
Prescription opioid dispensing rates in the U.S. 2006-2022
Rate of prescription opioids dispensed in the United States from 2006 to 2022 (per 100 persons)
Non medical use of Rx pain relievers over the last year in the U.S. 2002-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used prescription opioids for non medical purposes from 2002 to 2022 (in millions)
Number of prescription opioid overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
Number of overdose deaths from prescription opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
Prescription opioid overdose U.S. death rate 1999-2022
Prescription opioid overdose death rate in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 1999-2022, by gender
U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population)
Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 1999-2022, by race/ethnicity
U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population)
Individuals starting to consume heroin in the U.S. 2002-2022
Number of individuals taking heroin for the first time in the United States from 2002 to 2022* (in 1,000)
Individuals who consumed heroin during past year in the U.S. 2002-2022
Number of individuals who consumed heroin during the past year in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in 1,000)
Individuals who consumed heroin during the past year in the U.S. 2002-2022, by age
Number of individuals who consumed heroin during the past year in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by age (in 1,000)
Heroin dependence or abuse within past year in the U.S. 2002-2022, by age
Number of individuals with a heroin dependence or abuse during the past year in the United States from 2002 to 2022, by age (in 1,000)
Number of heroin overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
Number of overdose deaths from heroin in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
Heroin overdose U.S. death rate 1999-2022
Death rate from heroin overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Overdose death rate from heroin U.S. 2022, by state
Heroin overdose death rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 population)
Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
Number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022, by gender
Number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender
Number of U.S. deaths from illicit fentanyls in 2020, by age group
Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by age group
Number of U.S. deaths from illicit fentanyls in 2020, by region and gender
Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by region and gender
Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2022
Rate of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2022, by gender
Rate of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population)
Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2022, by race/ethnicity
Rate of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population)
U.S. opioid overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022
Number of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2022
Death rate due to opioid overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Opioid drug overdose male death rates in the U.S. 1999-2022
Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among men in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
Opioid drug overdose female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2022
Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among women in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
U.S. opioid drug overdose death rates from 1999-2022, by race/ethnicity
Death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population)
Share of deaths from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2022, by age
Distribution of opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by age
Death rates from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2022, by state
Opioid overdose death rates in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 population)
Nonfatal costs of opioid use disorder in the U.S. in 2017, by type of cost
Estimated nonfatal costs of opioid use disorder in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars)
Cost of opioid use disorder in the U.S. in 2017, by state
Cost of opioid use disorder in the United States in 2017, by state* (in million U.S. dollars)
Per capita cost of opioid use disorder in the U.S. in 2017, by state
Per capita cost of opioid use disorder in the United States in 2017, by state* (in U.S. dollars)
Costs of fatal opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2017, by type of cost
Estimated costs of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by type of cost (in million U.S. dollars)
Cost of fatal opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2017, by state
Cost of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by state* (in million U.S. dollars)
Fatal opioid overdose per capita costs in the U.S. in 2017, by state
Per capita cost of fatal opioid overdose in the United States in 2017, by state* (in U.S. dollars)
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