Accidental drug-related deaths in Denver
Fentanyl has driven an increase in drug-related deaths in Denver in recent years.
Data graph showing an increase in accidental drug-related deaths from 2019 to 2023, with fentanyl data broken out.
Fentanyl
Other
causes
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Oct
2018
Jan
2019
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2020
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2021
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2022
Apr
Jul
Oct
Jan
2023
Apr
57
142
155
178
228
196
232
183
376
177
199
333
424
415
553