Prescription opioid overdose U.S. death rate 1999-2021
In 2021, almost five people died from a prescription opioid overdose in the United States per 100,000 people, a significant increase from a rate of only 1.2 in the year 1999. This statistic shows the death rate from prescription opioid overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2021, in deaths per 100,000 people.