FOI-2024-2321
You asked
Do you have any statistics available on the number of people who have died from weight loss injections including deaths from regulated drugs such as Ozempic but also fake versions sold online.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Our mortality data comes from the information collected at death registration. All the conditions mentioned on the death certificate are coded using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). From all of these causes an underlying cause of death is selected using ICD-10 coding rules.
To produce our Death Related to Drug Poisoning dataset, we use complex algorithms to search the cause of death and coroner text for mentions of specific drugs.
In order to fulfil this request, we would need use a high level of statistical skill and judgement in order to create a bespoke analysis or table. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Public Authorities are not obligated to create information in order to respond to requests. We therefore consider this to be information not held.
For further information, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk.