BlueNY22
Mayor
Huh? The 10 states with the highest overall mortality rates are Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana, and South Carolina, all red states.
The top 10 by fatal opioid overdose rate are West Virginia, Alaska, Washington, Vermont, Delaware, Maine, Tennessee, Oregon, New Mexico, and Nevada, split half and half.
Native Americans and Blacks. Highest death rate. So @BackAlive was wrong again
Fentanyl Overdose Deaths in US 2026 | Key Facts - The World Data
Fentanyl overdose deaths remain the leading cause of drug fatalities in the US in 2025, with over 70% of overdoses linked to illicit synthetic opioids.
theworlddata.com
And By state.
States With the Most Fentanyl Deaths
The U.S. is grappling with a drug epidemic. More than 200,000 Americans have died from a fentanyl overdose since 2015. Fentanyl is a dangerous opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More Americans ages 18-45 were killed...
247wallst.com
Infographic: Fentanyl Crisis Eases but Remains Dominant
This infographic shows the 12-month rolling provisional number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S., including the share of synthetic opioid-related deaths (2015-2024).
