U.S. overdose deaths fell for the first time since 2020

Deaths for the 12 months ending in April of each year

A line chart showing U.S. overdose deaths, starting at 70 thousand in 2018, declining slightly in 2019, then rising to 112 thousand by 2023 before falling to just over 100 thousand in 2024.

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Notes

Numbers are predicted provisional overdose deaths in the 12 months ending in April of the given year. Deaths are classified by the reporting jurisdiction where the death occurred.

Source: CDCCredit: Brent Jones/NPR