U.S. opioid drug overdose death rates from 1999-2021, by race/ethnicity
In 2021, the death rate from opioid poisoning in the United States was around 33.5 per 100,000 population among Black, non-Hispanics. This was a significant increase compared to the death rate reported in 1999. This statistic shows the death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids in the U.S. from 1999 to 2021, by race/ethnicity.