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U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2016, by drug type

Rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2016, by drug type (per 100,000 population)

The data displays the rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. per 100,000 people in 2016, by drug type. According to the data, 13.3 out of 100,000 people overdosed on any type of opioid in 2016.

Any opioid	13.3
Synthetic opioids other than methadone	6.2
Prescription opioids	5.2
Heroin	4.9
Natural and semi-synthetic opioids	4.4
Cocaine	3.2
Psychostimulants with abuse potential	2.4
Methadone	1

U.S. drug overdose death rate in 2016, by drug type

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