Number of U.S. deaths from illicit fentanyls in 2020, by age group

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John Elflein,
Mar 22, 2022
In 2020, the majority of overdose deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls occurred among those aged 25 to 34 years, with 9,427 drug overdose deaths reported that year. This statistic shows the total number of deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by age group.

Number of drug overdose deaths that involved illicitly manufactured fentanyls in the U.S. in 2020, by age group

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Release date

December 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The source specifies: "illicitly manufactured fentanyls include both fentanyl and illicit fentanyl analogs".

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