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Fentanyl

Based on data from Statista, the number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the United States from 1999 to 2022 is as follows:

Year Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

1999 730

2000 731

2001 1,066

2002 1,315

2003 1,529

2004 1,665

2005 1,618

2006 1,801

2007 1,578

2008 1,697

2009 1,615

2010 1,615

2011 1,662

2012 1,615

2013 1,919

2014 4,223

2015 8,251

2016 18,499

2017 28,466

2018 31,335

2019 36,359

2020 56,516

2021 70,601

2022 73,838

2023: 74,702

Summing these figures, the total number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths from 1999 to 2022 is 348,313 + 74,702 (2023) = 423,015.

This data highlights the alarming increase in fentanyl-related fatalities over the past two decades, underscoring the severity of the opioid crisis in the United States.

Fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022 | Statista