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Country |
National Definition |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Czech Republic |
(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
79 |
80 |
84 |
44 |
55 |
70 |
Denmark |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
201 |
198 |
214 |
Greece |
|
Sel. D |
66 |
79 |
79 |
78 |
146 |
176 |
222 |
232 |
245 |
265 |
304 |
321 |
259 |
217 |
240 |
Spain |
(2) |
Approx Sel. D |
278 |
181 |
222 |
235 |
287 |
304 |
311 |
246 |
233 |
232 |
240 |
224 |
231 |
|
|
France |
(3) |
Approx Sel. D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
351 |
184 |
113 |
85 |
98 |
101 |
82 |
79 |
58 |
Italy |
|
Sel. D |
1161 |
1383 |
1217 |
888 |
867 |
1195 |
1566 |
1160 |
1080 |
1002 |
1016 |
825 |
516 |
429 |
441 |
Cyprus |
|
Sel. D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
Latvia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
51 |
54 |
|
|
Lithuania |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
23 |
23 |
19 |
31 |
|
Luxembourg |
|
|
11 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
29 |
22 |
17 |
9 |
16 |
17 |
26 |
18 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
Hungary |
|
Sel. D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52 |
47 |
31 |
42 |
38 |
40 |
|
32 |
34 |
Malta |
|
|
|
3 |
8 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
Austria |
|
Sel. D |
43 |
71 |
129 |
156 |
173 |
170 |
191 |
136 |
109 |
128 |
167 |
139 |
139 |
163 |
185 |
Portugal |
|
|
82 |
121 |
156 |
115 |
143 |
198 |
232 |
235 |
337 |
369 |
318 |
280 |
156 |
|
|
Slovakia |
|
Sel. D |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23 |
Finland |
|
|
18 |
25 |
23 |
13 |
23 |
30 |
31 |
42 |
51 |
87 |
96 |
60 |
66 |
67 |
74 |
Bulgaria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79 |
33 |
56 |
36 |
Norway |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
132 |
184 |
177 |
270 |
220 |
327 |
338 |
210 |
172 |
223 |
Totals |
|
|
1659 |
1880 |
1851 |
1501 |
1677 |
2229 |
3160 |
2473 |
2552 |
2553 |
2790 |
2591 |
2026 |
1518 |
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Notes: See: Drug related deaths – methods and definitions – see the EMCDDA definitions. Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in quality of recording methods. (1) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines, which accounts for most cases (171 cases out of 241). (2) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines but this accounts only for 1 case in 2002. (3) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines but this accounts only for 11 cases in 2004. See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page. Sources: Reitox national reports 2005, taken from national special registries (forensic or police). | |||||||||||||||||