The number of drug poisoning deaths in England and Wales increased since 1993 reaching 3,859 deaths in 2022, the highest number in the recorded period. This statistic displays the number of deaths due to accidental drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022.
Number of deaths due to accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 19, 2023). Number of deaths due to accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470783/drug-poisoning-deaths-accidental-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of deaths due to accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022." Chart. December 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470783/drug-poisoning-deaths-accidental-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of deaths due to accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470783/drug-poisoning-deaths-accidental-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Deaths Due to Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments and Biological Substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470783/drug-poisoning-deaths-accidental-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of deaths due to accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470783/drug-poisoning-deaths-accidental-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of deaths due to accidental poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances in England and Wales from 1993 to 2022 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470783/drug-poisoning-deaths-accidental-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
