Drug-related deaths in Wales 2012, by age & gender

This statistic shows the number of drug-related deaths, as reported to the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) in Wales in 2012, by age and gender. Statistically, males aged between 35 and 44 years were the most likely to have a drug-related death. For females, the age group with the most deaths recorded was 25 to 34 years. In 2012, there were a total of 44 male and 14 female deaths.

Number of drug-related deaths reported to NPSAD in Wales in 2012, by age and gender*

Characteristic	Male	Female
15 to 24	4	3
25 to 34	15	5
35 to 44	20	3
45 to 54	4	1
55 to 64	1	2
65 & over	0	0

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Release date

February 2014

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Region

United Kingdom (England, Wales)

Survey time period

2012

Supplementary notes

* National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths (NPSAD) drug-related deaths are those deaths reported voluntarily to the NPSAD by coroners.

An NPSAD case is defined as a death where any of the following criteria are met at a completed inquest, fatal accident inquiry or similar investigation: - One or more psychoactive substance directly implicated in death;
- History of dependence or abuse of psychoactive drugs;
- Presence of Controlled Drugs at post mortem; or
- Cases with deaths directly due to drugs but with no inquest.

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