Drug related deaths caused by paracetamol and opioid abuse/misuse

You asked

1. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the North East of England in 2016?

2. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the North West of England in 2016?

3. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in Yorkshire and the Humber (England) in 2016?

4. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the East Midlands (England) in 2016?

5. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the West Midlands (England) in 2016?

6. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the East of England in 2016?

7. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in London in 2016?

8. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the South East (England) in 2016?

9. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in the South West (England) in 2016?

10. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in Wales in 2016?

11. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the North East of England in 2016?

12. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the North West of England in 2016?

13. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in Yorkshire and the Humber (England) in 2016?

14. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the East Midlands (England) in 2016?

15. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the West Midlands (England) in 2016?

16. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the East of England in 2016?

17. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in London in 2016?

18. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the South East (England) in 2016?

19. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in the South West (England) in 2016?

20. How many drug-related deaths, where paracetamol or dextropropoxyphene were on the death certificate, were there in Wales in 2016?

21. How many drug-poisoning deaths were there in England and Wales in 2016?

22. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where any opioid was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

23. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where heroin and/or morphine were mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

24. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where methadone was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

25. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where tramadol was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

26. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where codeine was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

27. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where Dihydrocodeine was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

28. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where other specified opioids were mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

29. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where unspecified opioids were mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

30. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where cocaine was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

31. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where amphetamines were mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

32. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where MDMA/Ecstasy were mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

33. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where cannabis was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

34. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where benzodiazepine was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

35. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where diazepam was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

36. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where gabapentin was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

37. How many drug-related deaths in England and Wales, where pregabalin was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

38. How many drug-related deaths were there, where paracetamol was mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

39. How many drug-related deaths were there, where antidepressants were mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

40. How many drug-related deaths were there, where tricyclic antidepressants were mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

41. How many drug-related deaths were there, where selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors were mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

42. How many drug-related deaths were there, where other antidepressants were mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

43. How many drug-related deaths were there, where antipsychotics were mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

44. How many drug-related deaths were there, where zopiclone or zolpidem were mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

45. How many drug-related deaths were there, where propranolol was mentioned on the death certificate, in England and Wales in 2016?

46. How many drug misuse deaths, where an opiate was mentioned on the death certificate, were there in England and Wales in 2016?

47. How many suicides were there, in England and Wales, where an opiate was mentioned on the death certificate in 2016?

48. How many accidental poisonings were there, in England and Wales, where an opiate was mentioned on the death certificate in 2016?

We said

Thank you for your query regarding mortality statistics.

You asked us to provide deaths caused by paracetamol and opioid abuse/misuse for England and Wales. The data you require is available for the time period 1993-2015 in tables 6a-6c of the Deaths Related to Drug Poisoning:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsrelatedtodrugpoisoningenglandandwalesreferencetable

Drug death data for 2016 is not available yet. The registrations are currently being processed within ONS and are due to be published in August/early September 2017.