The data displays the death rate from drug poisonings involving opioids among men in the United States from 1999 to 2015, per 100,000 population. In 2015, 8.7 men died from opioid drug overdose per 100,000 population, a large increase from the rate of 2 that was recorded in 1999.
1999 | 2 |
2000 | 2 |
2004 | 4.2 |
2005 | 4.6 |
2010 | 6.5 |
2011 | 6.5 |
2012 | 6 |
2013 | 5.9 |
2014 | 6.9 |
2015 | 8.7 |