Table DRDeath-3. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in the new EU and other countries according to national definitions, 1990-2002. Part (i) Total drug-related deaths
| Country | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 41 | 24 | 13 | |
| Czech Republic | 117 | 135 | 145 | 167 | 115 | |||||||||
| Estonia | 4 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 45 | 86 | ||||||||
| Latvia | 52 | 51 | 54 | |||||||||||
| Lithuania | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 117 | 105 | 118 | 123 | ||||||||||
| Romania | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Slovenia | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 38 | |
| Notes: | ||||||||||||||
| Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable because differences remain in case definition and recording methods. | ||||||||||||||
| The national definitions used to report to the EMCDDA and the methods used are described in [Methods and definitions - Drug-related deaths]. | ||||||||||||||
| National definitions usually refer to acute deaths directly related to drug consumption ("overdoses", "poisonings" or "drug-induced"). Note that, in a few countries, the figures include also a limited number of cases of deaths indirectly related to drug use (e.g. AIDS, accidents with positive toxicology). See [Methodological notes with national definitions]. Note in addition that in some countries, statistics published at national level may differ from those presented here for differences of case definition used at national level. | ||||||||||||||
| Sources: | ||||||||||||||
| Country |
Reference |
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| Bulgaria | Ad hoc data extraction by national focal point from general mortality registry for the 2003 Reitox national report. | |||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | Not published yet: in the peer-review process. | |||||||||||||
| Estonia | Ad hoc data extraction by national focal point from general mortality registry for the 2003 Reitox national report. | |||||||||||||
| Latvia | Ad hoc data extraction from Forensic Medical Institute 2002. | |||||||||||||
| Lithuania | na | |||||||||||||
| Poland | Central Statistical Office. | |||||||||||||
| Romania | National Institute of Statistics and Medical Statistical Center within the Ministry of Health. | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | Ad hoc data extraction by national focal point from general mortality registry for the 2003 Reitox national report. | |||||||||||||
