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Table DRD-1. Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-related deaths according to national definitions [see all tables in this series...]

Part (ii) 2005 or last year with available information (toxicology and numbers by selected age groups)

Country		Year	No. of DRD	% known toxicology	% opiate	% without opiates
Belgium		1997	123	75.0	99.0	1.0
Bulgaria		2005	40
Czech Republic		2005	62	95.2	40.7	59.3
Denmark		2005	275	66.9	91.8	8.2
Germany		2005	1326
Estonia		2005	57
Ireland		2003	96	100.0	60.4	39.6
Greece		2005	284	100.0	98.6	1.4
Spain		2004	212	100.0	77.8	22.2
France		2005	57	94.7	55.6	44.4
Italy		2005	603	50.2	85.1	14.9
Cyprus		2005	9	100.0	88.9	11.1
Latvia		2005	14	64.3	88.9	11.1
Lithuania		2005	31	58.1	100.0	0.0
Luxembourg		2005	8	100.0	87.5	12.5
Hungary		2005	28	100.0	57.1	42.9
Malta		2005	8	100.0	100.0	0.0
Netherlands		2005	122		69.0	31.0
Austria		2005	191	88.5	97.6	2.4
Poland		2004	231
Portugal		2005	219	100.0	67.1	32.8
Romania		2005	6	100.0	100.0	0.0
Slovenia		2004	40	79.5	80.7	19.3
Slovakia		2005	17	100.0	82.4	17.6
Finland		2005	126	100.0
Sweden		2003	152		46.0	54.0
United Kingdom (ONS)	(1)	2004	3161	88.2	64.3	35.7
United Kingdom (DSD)	(1)	2004	1786
Norway		2004	220	99.1	96.3	3.7

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).

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) 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 .

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2006, taken from national mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police). Based on 'National definitions' as presented in Drug-related deaths – methods and definitions .