Table C4: Drug-related deaths per 1,000 population, Council areas, annual averages for 2009 to 20131
Area
Age-group
15 - 242
25 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 643
Ages 15 - 64
All ages4
Footnotes:
Some other tables which provide figures by age-group give the number of drug-related deaths of people who were aged under 25. However, this column's figures are for ages 15-24, inclusive, as there are very few drug-related deaths of people aged 0-14.
Some other tables which provide figures by age-group give the number of drug-related deaths of people who were aged 55 and over. However, this column's figures are for ages 55-64, inclusive, as there are few drug-related deaths of people aged 65 and over.
Including ages 0-14 and 65+.
Calculated by dividing the average number of drug-related deaths per year over the specified 5-year period by the estimated population in the middle of the 5-year period (which is a proxy for the average population over the whole of the period).