In 2022, around 6,606 people aged 15 to 24 years died from a drug overdose. Opioids, primarily prescription pain relievers and heroin, are the main driver of overdose deaths. This statistic presents the number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022.
Number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of deaths
1999
1,240
2000
1,435
2001
1,700
2002
2,095
2003
2,491
2004
2,751
2005
2,918
2006
3,460
2007
3,550
2008
3,487
2009
3,377
2010
3,571
2011
3,762
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NIDA. (May 14, 2024). Number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/707323/number-of-drug-overdose-deaths-age-15-to-24-in-us/
NIDA. "Number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707323/number-of-drug-overdose-deaths-age-15-to-24-in-us/
NIDA. (2024). Number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/707323/number-of-drug-overdose-deaths-age-15-to-24-in-us/
NIDA. "Number of Drug Overdose Deaths among Those Aged 15 to 24 Years in The U.S. from 1999 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707323/number-of-drug-overdose-deaths-age-15-to-24-in-us/
NIDA, Number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/707323/number-of-drug-overdose-deaths-age-15-to-24-in-us/ (last visited May 06, 2025)
Number of drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 [Graph], NIDA, May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/707323/number-of-drug-overdose-deaths-age-15-to-24-in-us/
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