Washington's overdose death rate was flat and below the national rate from 2014 to 2019 (13.3 to 15.8 per 100,000, against 14.7 to 21.6 nationally). Both rose in 2020. The U.S. rate peaked at 32.6 in 2022; Washington's kept climbing to 42.4 in 2023 and was 37.6 in 2024, when the U.S. rate was 23.1.
| rate | series | year |
|---|---|---|
| 13.3 | Washington | 2014 |
| 14.7 | United States | 2014 |
| 14.7 | Washington | 2015 |
| 16.3 | United States | 2015 |
| 14.5 | Washington | 2016 |
| 19.8 | United States | 2016 |
| 15.2 | Washington | 2017 |
| 21.7 | United States | 2017 |
| 14.8 | Washington | 2018 |
| 20.7 | United States | 2018 |
| 15.8 | Washington | 2019 |
| 21.6 | United States | 2019 |
| 22 | Washington | 2020 |
| 28.3 | United States | 2020 |
| 28.1 | Washington | 2021 |
| 32.4 | United States | 2021 |
| 33.7 | Washington | 2022 |
| 32.6 | United States | 2022 |
| 42.4 | Washington | 2023 |
| 31.3 | United States | 2023 |
| 37.6 | Washington | 2024 |
| 23.1 | United States | 2024 |