
Prescription opioid overdose U.S. death rate 2000-2017
This statistic shows the death rate from prescription opioid overdose in the U.S. from 2000 to 2017, in deaths per 100,000 people. In 2017, over 12 people died from a prescription opioid overdose per 100,000 people, a significant increase from a rate of only 1.5 in the year 2000.