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Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2009

Table 2 Drug-related deaths by cause of death, Scotland, 1996 - 2009

Year

All categories

Cause of death category (ICD10 codes)

Drug abuse

Accidental
poisoning

Intentional
self-poisoning

Assault by
drugs, etc.

Undetermined
intent

(F11-F16, F19)

(X40-X44)

(X60-X64)

(X85)

(Y10-Y14)

1996-2000 average

260

189

13

34

0

25

1996

244

175

10

41

0

18

1997

224

142

14

42

0

26

1998

249

179

16

32

0

22

1999

291

227

12

19

1

32

2000

292

220

11

34

0

27

2001

332

227

19

34

0

52

2002

382

280

17

30

0

55

2003

317

216

15

40

0

46

2004

356

232

32

32

0

60

2005

336

204

31

43

0

58

2006

421

280

51

40

0

50

2007

455

299

39

27

0

90

2008

574

370

59

34

0

111

2009

545

380

60

34

0

71

2005-2009 average

466

307

48

36

0

76

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