In 2020, the southern region of the U.S. had the highest number of drug overdose deaths involving illegally manufactured fentanyl and analogs, with 8,816 male and 3,488 female deaths. Males suffered more overdose drug deaths than females in all U.S. regions in that year. This statistic shows the number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. 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
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CDC, & MMWR. (December 17, 2021). Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by region and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295634/drug-overdose-deaths-number-us-illicit-fentanlys-by-region-and-gender/
CDC, und MMWR. "Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by region and gender." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295634/drug-overdose-deaths-number-us-illicit-fentanlys-by-region-and-gender/
CDC, MMWR. (2021). Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by region and gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295634/drug-overdose-deaths-number-us-illicit-fentanlys-by-region-and-gender/
CDC, and MMWR. "Number of Drug Overdose Deaths That Involved Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyls in The U.S. in 2020, by Region and Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295634/drug-overdose-deaths-number-us-illicit-fentanlys-by-region-and-gender/
CDC & MMWR, Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by region and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295634/drug-overdose-deaths-number-us-illicit-fentanlys-by-region-and-gender/ (last visited December 09, 2024)
Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by region and gender [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, December 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295634/drug-overdose-deaths-number-us-illicit-fentanlys-by-region-and-gender/