
Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2021, by gender
In 2021, there were an estimated 70,601 overdose deaths in the U.S. involving fentanyl, around 51,030 of which occurred among males. This statistic presents the number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2021, by gender.