Opioid drug overdose female death rates in the U.S. 1999-2021
In 2021, almost 15 women in the United States died from opioid drug overdose per 100,000 population, a large increase from the rate of 1.4 that was recorded in 1999. This statistic shows the death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among women in the U.S. from 1999 to 2021, per 100,000 population.