This statistic shows the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by involved drug type. In 2020, overdose deaths involving opioids totaled almost 69 thousand. The majority of opioid deaths involve fentanyl.
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by drug
* Other Synthetic Narcotics (other than methadone) ICD-10 code (T40.4) This category is dominated by fentanyl related overdoses.
** Prescription Opioids ICD-10 codes (T40.2-T40.3).
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NIDA. (January 20, 2021). Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2019 and 2020, by drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 02, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/634084/drug-overdose-deaths-us-by-type/
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