Deaths from alcohol and drugs are soaring in England and Wales, Office for National Statistics data revealed. Fatalities from substance abuse rose to almost 13,000 in England and over 800 in Wales in 2022, significant rises compared to pre-pandemic figures, when the tally was 10,511 and 667 respectively.
The Office for National Statistics has published the following reports related to deaths from alcohol and drugs.
- PPI INDEX IMPORT – A0128 Spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops 2015=100
- PPI INDEX IMPORT EU – A0128 Spices, aromatic, drug and pharmaceutical crops 2015=100
- Avoidable mortality in England and Wales
Deaths from causes considered treatable or preventable given timely and effective healthcare or public health interventions in those aged under 75 years.
- Avoidable mortality in England and Wales
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable in England and Wales, 2001 to 2022.
- Avoidable mortality in England and Wales – children and young people
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable in England and Wales for children and young people (aged 0 to 19 years), 2001 to 2022.
- Avoidable mortality in England and Wales – supplementary data tables
Supplementary annual data for England and Wales for 2001 to 2022: standardised years of life lost (SYLL) because of causes considered avoidable; age-standardised avoidable, treatable and preventable mortality rates with and without deaths from ischaemic heart disease (IHD); and number of avoidable, treatable and preventable deaths by sex and age.
- Avoidable mortality by Clinical Commissioning Groups in England and Health Boards in Wales
Annual age-standardised mortality rates for causes considered avoidable, treatable and preventable by Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) in England and Health Boards in Wales, 2001 to 2022. Data for England are presented for ICBs for years 2021 and 2022, and for CCGs for 2001 to 2020.
- Avoidable mortality by local authorities in England and unitary authorities in Wales
