Fentanyl-Associated Overdose Deaths Outside the Hospital

Trends in Out-of-Hospital Fentanyl Deaths Drug-overdose deaths increased from 2016 through 2021 and were driven primarily by out-of-hospital deaths associated with fentanyl, which increased by 282% (from 46.6 per million to 178.0 per million).

Automated summary

From 2016 to 2021, there was a 282% increase in drug-overdose deaths associated with fentanyl outside of healthcare settings, with the death rate rising from 46.6 per million to 178.0 per million.