Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 to 2020, by cause of death, sex, age and substances involved in the death.
Publications
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Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2020 registrations
Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 to 2020, by cause of death, sex, age and substances involved in the death.
Data
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Deaths related to drug poisoning, England and Wales
Annual number of deaths registered related to drug poisoning and median registration delays, in England and Wales. Data presented by cause of death, sex, age, substance(s) involved in the death, country and region, and areas of deprivation.
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Deaths related to drug poisoning by date of occurrence, England and Wales
Annual number of deaths occurring related to drug poisoning in England and Wales. Data presented by cause of death, sex, age, substance(s) involved in the death, and country and region.
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Deaths related to drug poisoning by local authority, England and Wales
Annual number of deaths registered related to drug poisoning, by local authority, England and Wales.
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Deaths related to drug poisoning by selected substances, England and Wales
Annual number of deaths registered related to drug poisoning in England and Wales by sex, region and whether selected substances were mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, with or without other drugs or alcohol, and involvement in suicides.
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