In 2022, analgesics accounted for 11.09 percent of all reported poisonings in adults aged 20 years and older in the United States. This statistic shows the distribution of leading substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022.
Share of substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022
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Share of all reported cases
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Includes all adults with actual or estimated ages greater than or equal to 20 years old. Results also include “Unknown Adult” but do not
include “Unknown Age”.
Data presents total number of mentions in cases reported to national poison centers.
Percentages are based on the total number of substances reported in adult exposures (N=1,220,681).
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American Association of Poison Control Centers. (December 12, 2023). Share of substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654444/adult-poisonings-major-substances-distribution-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers. "Share of substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654444/adult-poisonings-major-substances-distribution-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers. (2023). Share of substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654444/adult-poisonings-major-substances-distribution-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers. "Share of Substances Most Frequently Involved in Adult Poisonings in The U.S. in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654444/adult-poisonings-major-substances-distribution-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers, Share of substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654444/adult-poisonings-major-substances-distribution-united-states/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Share of substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022 [Graph], American Association of Poison Control Centers, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654444/adult-poisonings-major-substances-distribution-united-states/