Heroin/morphine related deaths in England 2012, by age

This statistic shows the amount of heroin/morphine related deaths reported to NPSAD in England in 2012, by age group. Statistically, people aged between 35 and 44 years were the most likely to have had a heroin/morphine drug-related death. It is important to note that these deaths may also have involved other implicated psychoactive substances that are not detailed here.

Distribution of heroin/morphine related deaths reported to NPSAD in England in 2012, by age group*

Characteristic	Percentage of heroin/morphine related deaths reported
14 & under	0.3%
15 to 24	5.2%
25 to 34	25.5%
35 to 44	42.3%
45 to 54	15.7%
55 to 64	8%
65 & over	3%

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Release date

February 2014

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United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2012

Supplementary notes

* National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) drug-related deaths are those deaths reported voluntarily to the NPSAD by coroners. Responses were voluntarily submitted from a total of 78 out of 99 coroners' jurisdictions in England, giving a total coverage rate of 78.8%.
An NPSAD case is defined as a death where any of the following criteria are met at a completed inquest, fatal accident inquiry or similar investigation:
- One or more psychoactive substance directly implicated in death;
- History of dependence or abuse of psychoactive drugs;
- Presence of Controlled Drugs at post mortem; or
- Cases with deaths directly due to drugs but with no inquest.
The deaths detailed here are those which involved heroin/morphine as an implicated substance. There may also have been other implicated substances in any of these cases.

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