ONS + OHID · updated 2024-10

Yorkshire & Humber: addiction and mortality statistics

Drug-poisoning mortality significantly above the England average.

Drug-poisoning deaths (2023)

555

92.1 / 100k

Opiate deaths

371

67% of drug deaths

Cocaine deaths

118

21% of drug deaths

Alcohol-specific rate

15.4

per 100k, age-standardised

Alcohol admissions

700

per 100k (narrow, 2022/23)

Adults in treatment

34,500

OHID 2022/23

Population

5.5m

ONS mid-2022 estimate

vs England avg

+12%

drug-death rate

How Yorkshire & Humber compares to England

The Yorkshire & Humber drug-poisoning mortality rate is 12% above the England average of 82.2/100k. Alcohol-specific mortality is 6% above the England rate of 14.5/100k.

Opiates account for 67% of drug-poisoning deaths in Yorkshire & Humber; cocaine accounts for 21%. The remainder are predominantly polydrug fatalities involving benzodiazepines, methadone or novel synthetics.

Local rehab options in Yorkshire & Humber

Rehab in Leeds

NHS via Forward Leeds

Rehab in Sheffield

NHS via Sheffield Treatment and Recovery Team

Rehab in Bradford

NHS via New Directions Bradford

Rehab in Hull

NHS via ReNew Hull (CGL)

Rehab in York

NHS via Changing Lives York

Rehab in Wakefield

NHS via Turning Point Wakefield

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Common questions

How many people died from drug poisoning in the Yorkshire & Humber in 2023?▾

The ONS registered 555 drug-poisoning deaths in the Yorkshire & Humber in 2023, an age-standardised rate of 92.1 per 100,000. Opiates were involved in 371 of these; cocaine in 118.

Is alcohol mortality higher in the Yorkshire & Humber than the rest of England?▾

The alcohol-specific death rate in the Yorkshire & Humber is 15.4 per 100,000 (age-standardised), compared with an England average of 14.5. Alcohol-related hospital admissions (narrow definition) run at 700 per 100,000.

How many adults are in structured addiction treatment in the Yorkshire & Humber?▾

OHID recorded 34,500 adults in structured treatment in the Yorkshire & Humber in 2022/23. That includes people in community drug and alcohol services, prescribing programmes, and residential detox.

Where does this data come from?▾

Drug-poisoning deaths are from ONS 2023 registrations. Alcohol mortality and admissions are from OHID's Local Alcohol Profiles for England (Fingertips profile 87). Treatment numbers are from OHID's Adult substance misuse treatment statistics 2022–23. All three are published under the Open Government Licence.

Sources: ONS Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2023 registrations; OHID Local Alcohol Profiles for England; OHID Adult substance misuse treatment statistics 2022–23. Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.