This statistic displays the number of deaths from heroin or morphine drug poisoning in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023. In 2023, the number of deaths reached 1,453. This was the largest number of deaths from heroin and morphine drug poisoning ever recorded in the past 30 years.
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Number of deaths from drug poisoning by heroin and morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 23, 2024). Number of deaths from drug poisoning by heroin and morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470888/death-by-heroin-and-morphine-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of deaths from drug poisoning by heroin and morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023." Chart. October 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470888/death-by-heroin-and-morphine-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of deaths from drug poisoning by heroin and morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470888/death-by-heroin-and-morphine-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Deaths from Drug Poisoning by Heroin and Morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470888/death-by-heroin-and-morphine-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of deaths from drug poisoning by heroin and morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470888/death-by-heroin-and-morphine-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Number of deaths from drug poisoning by heroin and morphine in England and Wales from 1993 to 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470888/death-by-heroin-and-morphine-drug-poisoning-in-england-and-wales/
