Table DRD-3. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1990 to 2003

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Table DRD-3. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1990 to 2003
Country		National definition	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Belgium		Sel. B	50	63	64	123	122	132	137	123
Denmark			123	169	166	187	284	214	242	257	241	217	240	240
Germany			1077	1582	1619	1347	1308	1227	1305	1088	1280	1337	1487	1239
Estonia		Sel. B								4	7	22	31	45	86
France			271	316	413	430	451	445	377	204	184	193	139
Ireland			7	9	15	20	19	36	44	78	82	122	113	93
Italy			1327	1460	1319	967	1033	1231	1369	1097	1068	950	851	698
Latvia		Sel. B							9	14	17	41	50	43	43	12
Lithuania		Sel. B						9	23	34	32	37	45	35	33	40
Luxembourg											22	14	21	16	10
Hungary		Sel. B							52	47	31	42	38	40		32
Netherlands		Sel. B	70	80	75	75	87	70	108	108	110	115	131	144	103	104
Malta		Sel. B		3	6	1	9	1	2	5	5	5	6	7	8	5
Austria	(1)
Portugal			31	46	95	89	131	129	109	90	85	59	52	51	10
Slovenia			1	3	4	5	3	7	12	14	20	12	17	27	31	23
Finland	(2)	Sel. B							107	98	84	119	134	110	97	101
Sweden	(3)	Sel. B	62	62	66	83	86	70	122	132	138	153	191	162	160
United Kingdom	(4)	Approx Sel. B							1370	1428	1640	1780	1945	1827	1815
Bulgaria			24	10	8	9	8	19	11	16	21	28	41	24	13	15
Romania														12	3	7
Norway	(5)	Approx Sel. B							204	194	282	256	374	405	307
Total			3043	3803	3850	3336	3541	3590	5399	4837	5067	5246	5532	4813	2412
Notes: See: [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths], the EMCDDA definitions. Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in quality of recording methods. (1) Data for Austria is under review. (2) From 2002, the full Selection B has been used. (3) T40.4 code (other synthetic narcotics) is not included in the Swedish extraction. (4) Selection B is approximate to the national definition Drug Strategy Definition, that includes similar drugs to Selection B, except dextropropoxyphene, dihydrocodeine and codeine. (5) Selection B is approximate to the national definition, which does not include "intentional poisoning" (ICD - 10 codes: X61, X62).

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