| Year | this paper (based on UK Drug Strategy "baseline" definition) |
ONS "wide" definition |
EMCDDA "general mortality register" definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 244 | 460 | 208 |
| 1997 | 224 | 447 | 188 |
| 1998 | 249 | 449 | 230 |
| 1999 | 291 | 492 | 272 |
| 2000 | 292 | 495 | 318 |
| 2001 | 332 | 551 | 376 |
| 2002 | 382 | 566 | 417 |
| 2003 | 317 | 493 | 331 |
| 2004 | 356 | 546 | 387 |
| 2005 | 336 | 480 | 352 |
| 2006 | 421 | 577 | 416 |
| 2007 | 455 | 630 | 450 |
| 2008 | 574 | 737 | 556 |
| 2009 | 545 | 716 | 532 |
| 2010 | 485 | 692 | 479 |