This statistic shows the amount of tramadol-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2012. There was a net increase over this 13 year period. The peak was in 2011, when there were 156 tramadol-related deaths.
Number of tramadol-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012
* Data also includes figures from Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man.
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.
The deaths detailed here are those which involved tramadol as an implicated substance. There may also have been other implicated substances in any of these cases.
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St George's, University of London. (February 11, 2014). Number of tramadol-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288500/tramadol-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. "Number of tramadol-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012." Chart. February 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288500/tramadol-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. (2014). Number of tramadol-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288500/tramadol-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London. "Number of Tramadol-related Deaths Reported to Npsad in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288500/tramadol-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/
St George's, University of London, Number of tramadol-related deaths reported to NPSAD in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288500/tramadol-related-deaths-in-united-kingdom-uk-y-on-y/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
