Depending on recruitment settings (e.g. drug treatment facilities) and enrolment criteria (e.g. injecting drug users), most cohort studies show mortality rates in the range of 1–2¢% per year among problem drug users.
) Teavet muudest uimastitest kui heroiin põhjustatud surmade kohta vt 2010. aasta statistikabülletääni tabelist DRD-108.)