Accidental acetaminophen deaths in the U.S.

Annual death certificate data shows a death toll of nearly 3,900 over 25 years. Experts said such deaths are almost exclusively from acetaminophen overdoses that lead to liver failure.

Note: Data includes death certificates in which the primary cause of death listed was accidental poisoning from a category of 4-Aminophenol derivatives, by far the most common of which is acetaminophen. Source: C.D.C. WONDER Multiple Causes of Death database Rebecca Robbins/The New York Times