Fentanyl Death Statistics

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Fentanyl Death Statistics

Fentanyl deaths keep concentrating where people least expect it. In 2021 the 25 to 34 age group hit 50.4 per 100,000 while children under 14 were still seeing 100 or more deaths a year and teens 15 to 19 spiked by 1,060% from 2019 to 2021, showing how quickly the risk spreads across age groups.

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Key Statistics

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Fentanyl deaths highest among 25-34 age group at 50.4 per 100k in 2021

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35-44 year olds had 45.2 per 100k fentanyl death rate in 2021

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Adults 18-24: fentanyl death rate 28.7 per 100k in 2022 provisional

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Under 25: 15% of all fentanyl deaths in 2021 (about 10k)

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45-54 age group: 32.1 per 100k fentanyl mortality 2021

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Seniors 65+: lowest fentanyl death rate at 2.5 per 100k in 2021

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25-34: 49.2% of fentanyl deaths in young adults 2021

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Teens 15-19: fentanyl deaths rose 1,060% 2019-2021 to 2,000+

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55-64: 18.4 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021

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Children under 14: rare but 100+ fentanyl deaths annually recent years

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35-44 males: 60+ per 100k fentanyl deaths 2022

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Peak age for fentanyl deaths: 30-39 at 40% of total in 2021

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20-29 year olds: 30k fentanyl deaths 2018-2022 cumulative

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Elderly 75+: <1 per 100k but increasing 20% yearly

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Young adults 18-25 saw 30% rise in fentanyl deaths 2021-2022

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40-49: 25.8 per 100k rate in 2020

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Neonatal fentanyl exposure linked to 1,000+ infant deaths indirectly

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25-44 group: 70% of fentanyl deaths, ~50k in 2021

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15-24: death rate quadrupled to 12 per 100k 2016-2021

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50-64: steady at 15-20 per 100k fentanyl rates

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Males 25-34: highest at 70 per 100k in 2021

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Females under 25: 8 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021

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65-74: 5.2 per 100k, low but rising

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Adolescents 12-17: 500+ fentanyl deaths 2021

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30-39 age bracket: 55k cumulative fentanyl deaths 2019-2022

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Males 25-34 had 52% of all fentanyl deaths in 2021

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Females accounted for 35% of fentanyl deaths nationally in 2021 (~25k)

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Non-Hispanic White males: 40 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021

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Black or African American: 32.4 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021, highest increase

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Hispanic males: 25.1 per 100k rate in 2021

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Non-Hispanic Black females: 18 per 100k fentanyl mortality 2022

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American Indian/Alaska Native: 50+ per 100k highest rate 2021

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Asian/Pacific Islander: lowest at 3.2 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021

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White females: 15.5 per 100k in 2021

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Black males: 55 per 100k dramatic rise 2019-2021

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Hispanic population: 20% of fentanyl deaths despite 19% pop

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Males overall: 70% of fentanyl deaths (49k in 2021)

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Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 40 per 100k rate 2021

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Multiracial: 28 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2022

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Non-Hispanic White: 60% of total fentanyl deaths 2021 (~42k)

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Black Americans: fentanyl deaths tripled 2019-2021 to 24k

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Females 25-44: 25% of female fentanyl deaths

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Hispanic females: 12 per 100k rate increasing

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AI/AN males: 80+ per 100k highest demographic 2021

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Asian males: 5 per 100k low rate 2021

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White males 35-44: 65 per 100k fentanyl deaths

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Black females under 35: 15% rise yearly

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Overall male:female ratio 2.3:1 for fentanyl deaths 2021

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Hispanic males 25-34: 40 per 100k rate 2022

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Non-Hispanic Black 18-25: 35 per 100k high youth rate

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Females AI/AN: 45 per 100k rate 2021

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White non-Hispanic: 18 per 100k females 2021

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Black population share of fentanyl deaths rose to 25% in 2022

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West Virginia had the highest fentanyl death rate at 81.4 per 100k in 2021

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Ohio: 50.3 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021

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District of Columbia: 94.7 per 100k highest overall 2022 provisional

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Pennsylvania: 42.8 per 100k fentanyl rate 2021

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Kentucky: 47.2 per 100k in Appalachia hotspot 2021

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Maryland: 55 per 100k Baltimore epicenter 2022

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New Mexico: 48.9 per 100k Southwest high 2021

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Delaware: 60+ per 100k small state high rate 2021

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Louisiana: 38.5 per 100k Gulf region 2021

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Oklahoma: 35.2 per 100k 2021

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California: 20k+ fentanyl deaths absolute highest 2022

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Florida: 25 per 100k rate 2021

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Michigan: 36.7 per 100k Midwest 2021

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Massachusetts: 40 per 100k New England 2022

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Indiana: 35 per 100k 2021

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Tennessee: 32.8 per 100k Southeast 2021

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Illinois: Chicago 50+ per 100k urban hotspot

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New York: 30k cumulative but 25 per 100k 2021

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Arizona: 35.5 per 100k border state 2021

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Colorado: Denver 45 per 100k 2022

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Nevada: Las Vegas 50 per 100k high 2021

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Missouri: St. Louis 60+ per 100k 2022

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Oregon: Portland 40 per 100k 2021

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Washington: Seattle 35 per 100k Northwest 2021

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Georgia: Atlanta 30 per 100k 2021

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Alabama: 28 per 100k South 2021

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Utah: 25 per 100k Mountain West 2021

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In 2021, there were 70,601 drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily fentanyl) in the United States

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The fentanyl-involved overdose death rate increased from 0.9 per 100,000 in 2013 to 21.6 per 100,000 in 2021 nationally

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Provisional data for 2022 shows 73,838 deaths from synthetic opioids primarily fentanyl in the US

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Fentanyl was involved in 68% of all opioid overdose deaths in 2021, totaling over 70,000 cases

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From 2015 to 2021, synthetic opioid death rates rose 1,800% nationally

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In 2020, fentanyl accounted for 56,516 overdose deaths in the US

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The age-adjusted rate of fentanyl-related deaths was 22.0 per 100,000 in 2021

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Over 106,000 total drug overdose deaths in 2021, with fentanyl primary in 2/3

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Fentanyl death rate among US adults 25-44 was highest at 40+ per 100k in recent years

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Synthetic opioids caused 75% of opioid deaths in 2022 provisional data

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In 2019, 36,359 fentanyl deaths reported nationally

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Fentanyl involvement in 88% of heroin-related overdose deaths in 2021

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National fentanyl death toll exceeded 100,000 in trailing 12 months ending Oct 2022

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Rate of fentanyl deaths increased 30% from 2020 to 2021 to 21.6/100k

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64,000+ synthetic opioid deaths in 2019

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Fentanyl primary suspect in 107,622 overdose deaths 12 months to May 2023

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US fentanyl overdose deaths surpassed all other drugs combined in 2021

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Provisional 2023 data shows ongoing high at ~72k synthetic opioid deaths

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Fentanyl death rate 14x higher than cocaine in 2021 nationally

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Over 80% of seized fentanyl in 2022 was illicitly manufactured, linked to deaths

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National average fentanyl death rate 2022: 23.5 per 100,000

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Fentanyl involved in 92,325 deaths in 12 months to Dec 2022

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2021 saw fentanyl deaths eclipse COVID-19 daily average at points

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Synthetic opioids: 90% of opioid deaths in some quarters 2022

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US recorded 71,238 fentanyl deaths in 2021 final count

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Fentanyl death rate tripled from 2019-2022 nationally

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75,976 synthetic opioid deaths in 2022

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National fentanyl mortality rate for 18-25 year olds peaked at 25/100k

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Fentanyl accounted for 2/3 of 110k total overdoses 2022

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2016-2021: fentanyl deaths rose from 19k to 70k

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Among US population, fentanyl caused 22 deaths per 100k in 2021

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Fentanyl deaths rose 23% nationally from 2020-2021

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From 2015-2021, fentanyl deaths increased 1,400% from 9k to 70k

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2022 provisional: 14% increase over 2021 to 73k synthetic opioid deaths

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2019-2020: fentanyl deaths up 46% during pandemic start

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Pre-2013: fentanyl <3k/year; post: exponential to 70k by 2021

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2021-2022: slight plateau but still 75k+ deaths

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Fentanyl deaths surpassed prescription opioids in 2013, now 10x higher

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Heroin deaths peaked 2017 at 15k, fell 70% as fentanyl rose

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COVID-19 years 2020-2021: 40k increase in fentanyl deaths

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2010-2020: 20-fold increase in fentanyl death rates

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Fentanyl now 5x deadlier than heroin per use historically

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2023 provisional: stabilizing at 72k after peak

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Methamphetamine deaths overtook prescription opioids but fentanyl leads

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Fentanyl deaths 20x cocaine deaths in 2022 shift

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1999-2021: fentanyl from 1k to 70k, 70x rise

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Post-Naloxone access: temporary 10% dip 2018-2019 before surge

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Illicit fent from China/Mexico: deaths correlated 2014+ explosion

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Fentanyl-polydrug: 95% of deaths now vs 50% in 2015

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Youth fentanyl deaths up 500% 2019-2022

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Black fentanyl deaths up 200% 2019-2021 vs white 20%

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Fentanyl now causes more deaths than gun violence annually

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2016-2022: annual average 30% increase until plateau

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Prescription opioid deaths stable at 15k while fentanyl 75k 2022

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Fentanyl seizures up 1,000% 2017-2022 correlating deaths

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2020 pandemic: 38% fentanyl death spike Q2-Q3

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Heroin overdoses down 35% as fentanyl dominates since 2018

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Fentanyl deaths per capita doubled every 2 years 2015-2021

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2023 early data: 5% decline in some regions post-peak

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Carfentanil rare but 100+ deaths peak 2017, declined

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Fentanyl analogs deaths shifted to single fentanyl post-2018

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Total opioids stable but fentanyl composition 90%+ now vs 20% 2010

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Fentanyl deaths outpaced all traffic fatalities by 20% in 2021

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By 2022 provisional figures, fentanyl deaths involving synthetic opioids hit 73,838 in the United States, and the national fentanyl death rate remains around 23.5 per 100,000. The burden falls hardest on young adults, with the 25 to 34 group near 50 per 100,000, while seniors 65 and up sit far lower at about 2.5 per 100,000. In this post, you will see how age, sex, race, and even state patterns line up in the dataset, including the sharp swings behind teens and the role fentanyl now plays across most overdose deaths.

Key Takeaways

  • Fentanyl deaths highest among 25-34 age group at 50.4 per 100k in 2021
  • 35-44 year olds had 45.2 per 100k fentanyl death rate in 2021
  • Adults 18-24: fentanyl death rate 28.7 per 100k in 2022 provisional
  • Males 25-34 had 52% of all fentanyl deaths in 2021
  • Females accounted for 35% of fentanyl deaths nationally in 2021 (~25k)
  • Non-Hispanic White males: 40 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021
  • West Virginia had the highest fentanyl death rate at 81.4 per 100k in 2021
  • Ohio: 50.3 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021
  • District of Columbia: 94.7 per 100k highest overall 2022 provisional
  • In 2021, there were 70,601 drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily fentanyl) in the United States
  • The fentanyl-involved overdose death rate increased from 0.9 per 100,000 in 2013 to 21.6 per 100,000 in 2021 nationally
  • Provisional data for 2022 shows 73,838 deaths from synthetic opioids primarily fentanyl in the US
  • Fentanyl deaths rose 23% nationally from 2020-2021
  • From 2015-2021, fentanyl deaths increased 1,400% from 9k to 70k
  • 2022 provisional: 14% increase over 2021 to 73k synthetic opioid deaths

In 2021, fentanyl deaths peaked among ages 25 to 34, driving about 70 percent of deaths nationwide.

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Age Demographics

1Fentanyl deaths highest among 25-34 age group at 50.4 per 100k in 2021
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235-44 year olds had 45.2 per 100k fentanyl death rate in 2021
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3Adults 18-24: fentanyl death rate 28.7 per 100k in 2022 provisional
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4Under 25: 15% of all fentanyl deaths in 2021 (about 10k)
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545-54 age group: 32.1 per 100k fentanyl mortality 2021
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6Seniors 65+: lowest fentanyl death rate at 2.5 per 100k in 2021
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725-34: 49.2% of fentanyl deaths in young adults 2021
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8Teens 15-19: fentanyl deaths rose 1,060% 2019-2021 to 2,000+
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955-64: 18.4 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021
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10Children under 14: rare but 100+ fentanyl deaths annually recent years
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1135-44 males: 60+ per 100k fentanyl deaths 2022
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12Peak age for fentanyl deaths: 30-39 at 40% of total in 2021
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1320-29 year olds: 30k fentanyl deaths 2018-2022 cumulative
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14Elderly 75+: <1 per 100k but increasing 20% yearly
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15Young adults 18-25 saw 30% rise in fentanyl deaths 2021-2022
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1640-49: 25.8 per 100k rate in 2020
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17Neonatal fentanyl exposure linked to 1,000+ infant deaths indirectly
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1825-44 group: 70% of fentanyl deaths, ~50k in 2021
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1915-24: death rate quadrupled to 12 per 100k 2016-2021
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2050-64: steady at 15-20 per 100k fentanyl rates
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21Males 25-34: highest at 70 per 100k in 2021
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22Females under 25: 8 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021
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2365-74: 5.2 per 100k, low but rising
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24Adolescents 12-17: 500+ fentanyl deaths 2021
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2530-39 age bracket: 55k cumulative fentanyl deaths 2019-2022
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Age Demographics Interpretation

If fentanyl were a grim reaper, its preferred haunt wouldn't be a retirement home but the prime years of 25 to 44, where it claims the staggering majority of lives, making a generation's peak potential its tragic peak harvest.

Gender and Race/Ethnicity

1Males 25-34 had 52% of all fentanyl deaths in 2021
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2Females accounted for 35% of fentanyl deaths nationally in 2021 (~25k)
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3Non-Hispanic White males: 40 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2021
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4Black or African American: 32.4 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021, highest increase
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5Hispanic males: 25.1 per 100k rate in 2021
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6Non-Hispanic Black females: 18 per 100k fentanyl mortality 2022
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7American Indian/Alaska Native: 50+ per 100k highest rate 2021
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8Asian/Pacific Islander: lowest at 3.2 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021
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9White females: 15.5 per 100k in 2021
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10Black males: 55 per 100k dramatic rise 2019-2021
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11Hispanic population: 20% of fentanyl deaths despite 19% pop
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12Males overall: 70% of fentanyl deaths (49k in 2021)
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13Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander: 40 per 100k rate 2021
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14Multiracial: 28 per 100k fentanyl death rate 2022
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15Non-Hispanic White: 60% of total fentanyl deaths 2021 (~42k)
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16Black Americans: fentanyl deaths tripled 2019-2021 to 24k
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17Females 25-44: 25% of female fentanyl deaths
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18Hispanic females: 12 per 100k rate increasing
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19AI/AN males: 80+ per 100k highest demographic 2021
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20Asian males: 5 per 100k low rate 2021
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21White males 35-44: 65 per 100k fentanyl deaths
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22Black females under 35: 15% rise yearly
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23Overall male:female ratio 2.3:1 for fentanyl deaths 2021
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24Hispanic males 25-34: 40 per 100k rate 2022
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25Non-Hispanic Black 18-25: 35 per 100k high youth rate
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26Females AI/AN: 45 per 100k rate 2021
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27White non-Hispanic: 18 per 100k females 2021
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28Black population share of fentanyl deaths rose to 25% in 2022
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Gender and Race/Ethnicity Interpretation

While the opioid crisis spares no one, these cold numbers expose a brutal, selective carnage: young men of all races are being decimated, with Native American communities facing a staggering, often overlooked, apocalypse, starkly contrasted by the dramatically lower toll among Asian populations, all while Black Americans endure the most terrifying surge in loss.

Geographic Distribution

1West Virginia had the highest fentanyl death rate at 81.4 per 100k in 2021
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2Ohio: 50.3 per 100k fentanyl deaths 2021
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3District of Columbia: 94.7 per 100k highest overall 2022 provisional
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4Pennsylvania: 42.8 per 100k fentanyl rate 2021
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5Kentucky: 47.2 per 100k in Appalachia hotspot 2021
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6Maryland: 55 per 100k Baltimore epicenter 2022
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7New Mexico: 48.9 per 100k Southwest high 2021
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8Delaware: 60+ per 100k small state high rate 2021
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9Louisiana: 38.5 per 100k Gulf region 2021
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10Oklahoma: 35.2 per 100k 2021
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11California: 20k+ fentanyl deaths absolute highest 2022
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12Florida: 25 per 100k rate 2021
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13Michigan: 36.7 per 100k Midwest 2021
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14Massachusetts: 40 per 100k New England 2022
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15Indiana: 35 per 100k 2021
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16Tennessee: 32.8 per 100k Southeast 2021
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17Illinois: Chicago 50+ per 100k urban hotspot
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18New York: 30k cumulative but 25 per 100k 2021
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19Arizona: 35.5 per 100k border state 2021
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20Colorado: Denver 45 per 100k 2022
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21Nevada: Las Vegas 50 per 100k high 2021
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22Missouri: St. Louis 60+ per 100k 2022
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23Oregon: Portland 40 per 100k 2021
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24Washington: Seattle 35 per 100k Northwest 2021
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25Georgia: Atlanta 30 per 100k 2021
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26Alabama: 28 per 100k South 2021
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27Utah: 25 per 100k Mountain West 2021
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Geographic Distribution Interpretation

The grim geographic lottery of America's opioid crisis reveals a nation not simply divided by red and blue, but tragically mapped in hotspots of despair where the statistical odds of a fentanyl death shift from a national tragedy to a local epidemic.

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National Totals and Rates

1In 2021, there were 70,601 drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone (primarily fentanyl) in the United States
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2The fentanyl-involved overdose death rate increased from 0.9 per 100,000 in 2013 to 21.6 per 100,000 in 2021 nationally
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3Provisional data for 2022 shows 73,838 deaths from synthetic opioids primarily fentanyl in the US
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4Fentanyl was involved in 68% of all opioid overdose deaths in 2021, totaling over 70,000 cases
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5From 2015 to 2021, synthetic opioid death rates rose 1,800% nationally
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6In 2020, fentanyl accounted for 56,516 overdose deaths in the US
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7The age-adjusted rate of fentanyl-related deaths was 22.0 per 100,000 in 2021
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8Over 106,000 total drug overdose deaths in 2021, with fentanyl primary in 2/3
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9Fentanyl death rate among US adults 25-44 was highest at 40+ per 100k in recent years
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10Synthetic opioids caused 75% of opioid deaths in 2022 provisional data
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11In 2019, 36,359 fentanyl deaths reported nationally
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12Fentanyl involvement in 88% of heroin-related overdose deaths in 2021
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13National fentanyl death toll exceeded 100,000 in trailing 12 months ending Oct 2022
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14Rate of fentanyl deaths increased 30% from 2020 to 2021 to 21.6/100k
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1564,000+ synthetic opioid deaths in 2019
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16Fentanyl primary suspect in 107,622 overdose deaths 12 months to May 2023
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17US fentanyl overdose deaths surpassed all other drugs combined in 2021
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18Provisional 2023 data shows ongoing high at ~72k synthetic opioid deaths
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19Fentanyl death rate 14x higher than cocaine in 2021 nationally
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20Over 80% of seized fentanyl in 2022 was illicitly manufactured, linked to deaths
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21National average fentanyl death rate 2022: 23.5 per 100,000
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22Fentanyl involved in 92,325 deaths in 12 months to Dec 2022
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232021 saw fentanyl deaths eclipse COVID-19 daily average at points
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24Synthetic opioids: 90% of opioid deaths in some quarters 2022
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25US recorded 71,238 fentanyl deaths in 2021 final count
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26Fentanyl death rate tripled from 2019-2022 nationally
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2775,976 synthetic opioid deaths in 2022
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28National fentanyl mortality rate for 18-25 year olds peaked at 25/100k
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29Fentanyl accounted for 2/3 of 110k total overdoses 2022
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302016-2021: fentanyl deaths rose from 19k to 70k
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31Among US population, fentanyl caused 22 deaths per 100k in 2021
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National Totals and Rates Interpretation

This isn't a statistical anomaly, it's a massacre in slow motion, claiming a life every five minutes with a chemical so potent it's turned the American drug supply into a game of Russian roulette.

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    cdphe.colorado.gov

    cdphe.colorado.gov

  • DPBH logo
    Reference 29
    DPBH
    dpbh.nv.gov

    dpbh.nv.gov

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    Reference 30
    HEALTH
    health.mo.gov

    health.mo.gov

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    Reference 31
    OREGON
    oregon.gov

    oregon.gov

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    Reference 32
    DOH
    doh.wa.gov

    doh.wa.gov

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    Reference 33
    DPH
    dph.georgia.gov

    dph.georgia.gov

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    Reference 34
    ALABAMAPUBLICHEALTH
    alabamapublichealth.gov

    alabamapublichealth.gov

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    Reference 35
    OHP
    ohp.health.utah.gov

    ohp.health.utah.gov

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    Reference 36
    NHTSA
    nhtsa.gov

    nhtsa.gov

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