Table DRD-1 part (i). Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-related deaths according to national definitions. 2003 or last year with available information (demographic characteristics)

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Table DRD-1 part (i). Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-related deaths according to national definitions. 2003 or last year with available information (demographic characteristics)
Country		Year	EMCDDA standard definition	No. of DRD	% Male	% Female	Mean age	% aged <15 (1)	% aged <25 (2)	% aged >35 (3)	% aged >=65
Belgium		1997	Selection B	123	79	21	34.2	1	28	34	8
Czech Republic		2003		222	60	40	45.4	1	14	69	14
Denmark		2003		245	80	20	37.6	0	8	63	0.4
Germany		2003		1477	83	17	34.0	0	17	64
Estonia		2002	Selection B	86	94	6	24.0	0	66	6	0
Greece		2003	Selection D	202	92	8			6	37
Spain		2002	Aprox Selection D	232	88	12	35.5	0	8	56	0
France		2003	Aprox Selection D	89	84	16	32.0	2	21	36	1
Ireland		2001		88	75	25	37.2	0	14	45	6
Italy		2003	Selection D	429	86	14	33.3	0	12	43	0
Latvia		2003	Selection B	12	92	8	29.0	0	17	17	0
Lithuania		2003	Selection B	40	83	17	29.3	0	40	18	0
Luxembourg		2003		14	86	14	36.6	0	0	57	0
Hungary		2003	Selection B	32	81	19		0	38	9	0
Netherlands		2003	Selection B	104	76	24	37.1	0	6	63	3
Malta		2003	Selection B	5	100	0	38.0	0	40	60	0
Austria		2003	Selection D	163	82	18	29.5	0	35	33	0
Portugal		2003		152	93	7	32.8	0	14	32
Slovenia		2003		32	72	28	34.2	0	28	31	0
Finland		2003	Selection B	101	75	25		0	26	53	11
Sweden		2002	Aprox Selection B	160	85	15	36.2	0	18	51	1
United Kingdom (ONS)	(4)	2002		3297	69	31	39.3	0.4	15	55	9
United Kingdom (DSD)	(4)	2002	Aprox Selection B	1972	79	21	34.9	0.1	19	42	4
Bulgaria		2003		15	87	13	34.4	0	20	47	7
Romania		2003		7	86	14	22.4	0	86	0	0
Notes: The information refers to the last year for which information on the deceased's characteristics was available. Number of deaths per country per year are presented in [Table DRD-2 part (i)]. "EMCDDA Standard definition" refers if the National definition matches with the agreed case definition established in the EMCDDA DRD Protocol: Selection B for General Mortality Registries and Selection D for Special Registries. In some countries equivalence is not total but it is, in practice, relatively similar (see [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths]). Figures for EMCDDA Standard definitions (Selection B and Selection D) for all countries with available information, see [Table DRD-3] and [Table DRD-4], and [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths]. (1) For Germany 2003 the data refer to age <14. (2) For Greece 2003 the Data refer to age <= 20. (3) For Germany 2003 the Data refer to age > 30. For Greece 2003 the data refer to >=31. (4) United Kingdom: (ONS); based on standard definition of Office for National Statistics (DSD); based on definition developed for the Drug Strategy. See [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths]. Sources: Reitox national reports 2004, taken from national mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police). Based on "National definitions" as presented in [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths].

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