Drug Poisoning Deaths in England and Wales by Cause, Sex, and Age, 1993 Onwards

Office for National Statistics data on deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 onwards. The dataset includes breakdowns by cause of death, sex, age, and the specific substances involved in each fatality. It is designated as National Statistics and was last updated in July 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in drug poisoning mortality based on the time series starting from 1993.
• Compare demographic patterns in drug-related deaths based on sex and age variables.
• Investigate the role of specific substances in fatal poisonings based on the substances involved data.
• Assess regional public health interventions by tracking cause-of-death statistics over time.

Strengths

• Data spans over 30 years, starting from 1993, providing a long-term view.
• Includes multiple breakdown dimensions: cause of death, sex, age, and substances.
• Produced by the Office for National Statistics and designated as National Statistics, indicating official status.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics

Collection Method

Likely compiled from death registration records.

Time Range

1993 onwards

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:15.844410; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales