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Country |
Year |
No. of |
% Male |
% Female |
Mean age |
% aged |
% aged |
% aged |
% aged |
% known toxicology |
% opiate |
% without opiates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium |
|
1990 |
50 |
76 |
24 |
34.4 |
0 |
30 |
24 |
14 |
56.0 |
93.0 |
7.0 |
Czech Republic |
|
2001 |
167 |
66 |
34 |
|
0 |
24.6 |
51.5 |
6.6 |
100.0 |
32.0 |
68.0 |
Denmark |
|
1996 |
268 |
83 |
17 |
|
0 |
9 |
50 |
0 |
|
|
|
Germany |
|
1990 |
1491 |
82 |
18 |
|
0 |
27 |
41 |
|
|
|
|
Estonia |
|
1997 |
4 |
75 |
25 |
28.3 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Greece |
|
1990 |
66 |
89.4 |
10.6 |
|
|
3 |
45.5 |
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
Spain |
|
1990 |
444 |
85 |
15 |
27.5 |
0 |
27.7 |
9 |
0 |
65.1 |
62.2 |
37.8 |
France |
|
1998 |
143 |
87 |
13 |
|
0 |
17 |
22 |
0 |
100.0 |
76.0 |
24.0 |
Ireland |
|
1990 |
7 |
86 |
14 |
21.6 |
0 |
71.4 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
Italy |
|
1990 |
1161 |
90 |
10 |
27.2 |
0 |
28.7 |
12 |
0 |
34.6 |
96.8 |
3.2 |
Cyprus |
|
2004 |
14 |
92.9 |
7.1 |
28.6 |
0.0 |
28.6 |
14.3 |
0.0 |
93.0 |
85.7 |
14.3 |
Latvia |
|
1996 |
1 |
100 |
0 |
32.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
Lithuania |
|
1995 |
9 |
78 |
22 |
34.7 |
0 |
0 |
55.5 |
0 |
|
|
|
Luxembourg |
|
1992 |
17 |
82 |
18 |
28.2 |
0 |
35.3 |
11.7 |
0 |
82.0 |
79.0 |
21.0 |
Hungary |
|
1996 |
52 |
63 |
37 |
|
0 |
30 |
59.6 |
|
|
98.0 |
2.0 |
Malta |
|
1991 |
3 |
100 |
0 |
24.0 |
0 |
66.7 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
The Netherlands |
|
1996 |
108 |
77 |
23 |
31.8 |
0 |
5.5 |
43.5 |
3.7 |
|
86.2 |
13.8 |
Austria |
|
1990 |
43 |
86 |
14 |
27.9 |
0 |
34.9 |
14 |
0 |
95.0 |
93.0 |
7.0 |
Poland |
|
1997 |
253 |
65.2 |
34.8 |
|
1.2 |
20.9 |
51.4 |
11.1 |
|
|
|
Portugal |
|
1998 |
337 |
88 |
12 |
31.1 |
0 |
11.3 |
49 |
|
100.0 |
95.5 |
4.5 |
Slovenia |
|
1990 |
1 |
100 |
0 |
57.9 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
100.0 |
Slovakia |
|
2004 |
23 |
82.6 |
17.4 |
26.5 |
0.0 |
47.8 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
100.0 |
56.5 |
43.5 |
Finland |
|
1990 |
41 |
85 |
15 |
|
2 |
17 |
61 |
0 |
100.0 |
90.0 |
10.0 |
Sweden |
|
1990 |
62 |
89 |
11 |
34.0 |
0 |
12.9 |
43.5 |
0 |
|
|
|
United Kingdom (ONS) |
(4) |
1990 |
2356 |
56 |
44 |
44.4 |
1 |
16.7 |
61.7 |
19.6 |
|
|
|
United Kingdom (DSD) |
(4) |
1994 |
1253 |
75 |
25 |
35.8 |
0.4 |
26.9 |
40 |
8.4 |
|
|
|
Bulgaria |
|
1990 |
24 |
83 |
17 |
43.2 |
0 |
4.7 |
79.2 |
12.5 |
|
|
|
Romania |
|
2002 |
3 |
100 |
0 |
22.0 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
0.0 |
Norway |
|
1990 |
70 |
74 |
26 |
|
0 |
16 |
17 |
0 |
|
|
|
Notes: The information refers 1990 or the closest year for which information on the deceased's characteristics was available. Toxicology is computed as valid percentages, over the cases with known toxicology. The computation basis for toxicology should be obtained by (No. of DRD) x (% known toxicology). (1) For Germany the data refer to age <14 (2) For Greece the data refer to age <= 20. (3) For Germany the data refer to age >30. For Greece 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 Drug related deaths – methods and definitions. See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page. Sources: Reitox national reports 2005, taken from national mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police). Based on ‘National definitions’ as presented in Drug related deaths – methods and definitions. | |||||||||||||