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. 2023 Jul 7;6(7):e2322303. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.22303

Table 1. Years of Life Lost Due to Unintentional Opioid Toxicity in the US by Age and Sex, 2019 to 2021.

Age groups, y 2019, No. 2020, No. 2021, No.
Unintentional opioid-related deaths Deaths per million YLL YLL per 1000 Unintentional opioid-related deaths Deaths per million YLL YLL per 1000 Unintentional opioid-related deaths Deaths per million YLL YLL per 1000
Overall 45 315 184.9 1 772 030 7.2 63 946 259.9 2 521 813 10.2 75 477 302.9 2 922 497 11.7
15-19 515 24.5 31 097 1.5 1196 57.1 72 260 3.4 1371 63.6 83 193 3.9
20-29 8786 194.6 468 243 10.4 12 377 276.1 660 835 14.7 13 035 296.8 695 949 15.8
30-39 13 234 299.6 596 845 13.5 18 831 421.6 848 304 19.0 21 741 478.9 979 090 21.6
40-49 9623 238.7 347 225 8.6 13 741 341.1 497 694 12.4 16 650 407.2 604 488 14.8
50-59 8811 208.0 242 351 5.7 11 768 280.2 322 987 7.7 14 581 343.3 399 710 9.4
60-74 4346 83.5 86 269 1.7 6033 113.1 119 732 2.2 8099 147.5 160 068 2.9
Males 32 041 264.1 1 224 382 10.1 45 852 376.4 1 765 682 14.5 53 797 433.7 2 030 032 16.4
15-19 370 34.4 21 846 2.0 879 82.2 51 957 4.9 962 87.3 56 926 5.2
20-29 6388 276.9 332 428 14.4 9120 398.1 475 773 20.8 9475 423.9 493 409 22.1
30-39 9442 424.6 414 342 18.6 13 628 605.5 597 869 26.6 15 685 683.8 688 162 30.0
40-49 6878 344.0 241 137 12.1 9756 488.3 342 525 17.1 11 853 579.1 417 216 20.4
50-59 5947 286.9 157 236 7.6 8167 397.2 215 820 10.5 10 037 476.4 264 712 12.6
60-74 3016 122.8 57 394 2.3 4302 171.0 81 738 3.2 5785 220.8 109 606 4.2
Females 13 274 107.3 547 648 4.4 18 094 145.6 756 130 6.1 21 680 173.3 892 466 7.1
15-19 145 14.1 9251 0.9 317 30.9 20 303 2.0 409 38.8 26 266 2.5
20-29 2398 108.6 135 815 6.2 3257 148.6 185 062 8.4 3560 165.1 202 540 9.4
30-39 3792 172.9 182 503 8.3 5203 234.8 250 435 11.3 6056 269.6 290 928 13.0
40-49 2745 135.0 106 088 5.2 3985 196.3 155 169 7.6 4797 235.0 187 272 9.2
50-59 2864 132.4 85 114 3.9 3601 168.0 107 167 5.0 4544 212.3 134 998 6.3
60-74 1330 48.4 28 876 1.1 1731 61.4 37 994 1.3 2314 80.6 50 463 1.8

Abbreviation: YLL, years of life lost.