§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many drug-related deaths occurred in each of the past 10 years. [47510]
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§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Chief Executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, dated 25 June 1998:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the number of drug-related deaths occurring in each of the past 10 years.The data requested are shown in the table below:
Deaths from drug-related causes in England and Wales, 1988–97 Year Number of deaths 1988 2,061 1989 1,942 1990 2,041 1991 2,053 1992 2,287 1993 2,252 1994 2,405 1995 2,563 1996 2,722 1997 2,816 Note:
Deaths data for the years 1988–1992 and 1997 correspond to deaths registered in the year, deaths data for the years 1993–1996 relate to deaths that occurred during the year
The deaths correspond to those with an underlying cause of death of drug psychoses, drug dependence, non-dependent abuse of drugs, accidental poisoning by drug or medicament, suicidal poisoning by drug or medicament, poisoning by drug or medicament undetermined whether accidentally or purposefully inflicted, or assault by poisoning-drugs and medicaments.