"Figure 4: Over time, the gap between the rate of male drug-related deaths in the prison and general population has increased","" "Age-standardised rates of male drug-related deaths, England and Wales, 2008 to 2019","" "","" "Notes","1. Estimates for 2017 to 2019 are expected to be an underestimate and should be interpreted with caution. 2. Figures are based on the National Statistics definition of drug-related deaths for the year the death occurred. Figures are for males aged 15 years and over. 3. Age-standardised drug-related death rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population (ESP). Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations that may contain different proportions of males of different ages." "Unit","Age-standardised rate per 100,000 population" "","" "","Male prison population","Male general population" "2008 to 2010","9.3","8.4" "2009 to 2011","11.8","8.1" "2010 to 2012","9.2","7.7" "2011 to 2013","9.4","8.2" "2012 to 2014","8.2","8.9" "2013 to 2015","10.5","9.9" "2014 to 2016","11.8","10.6" "2015 to 2017","13.5","11.3" "2016 to 2018","24.5","12.0" "2017 to 2019","25.5","12.7"