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Table DRD-2. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to national definitions [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Total drug-related deaths, 1990 to 2005

Country		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Belgium		50	63	64	123	122	132	137	123
Bulgaria		24	10	8	9	8	19	11	16	21	28	41	24	13	15	26	40
Czech Republic										117	135	145	167	115	222	241	218
Denmark		115	188	208	210	271	274	268	278	251	239	247	258	252	245	275	275
Germany		1491	2125	2099	1738	1624	1565	1712	1501	1674	1812	2030	1835	1513	1477	1385	1329
Estonia									4	7	22	31	45	86	36	98	57
Ireland		7	9	15	20	19	36	44	78	82	122	113	93	90	96
Greece		66	79	79	78	146	176	222	232	245	265	304	321	259	217	250	284
Spain	(1)	444	553	536	421	367	373	381	321	271	258	254	240	204	274	212
France		350	411	499	454	564	465	393	228	143	118	119	107	97	89	69	57
Italy		1161	1383	1217	888	867	1195	1566	1160	1080	1002	1016	825	520	517	600	603
Cyprus																14	9
Latvia								1	5	3	32	42	36	35	12	14	14
Lithuania							9	23	34	32	37	45	35	33	40	38	31
Luxembourg		11	17	17	15	29	22	17	9	16	17	26	18	11	14	13	8
Hungary								52	47	31	42	38	40		32	34	28
Malta			3	6	1	9	1	2	5	5	5	6	7	8	5	6	8
Netherlands		70	80	75	75	87	70	108	108	110	115	131	144	103	104	127	122
Austria		43	71	129	156	173	170	191	136	109	128	167	139	139	163	185	191
Poland		155	213	199	211	185	175	179	253	235	292	310	294	324	277	231
Portugal		82	121	156	115	143	198	232	235	337	369	318	280	156	152	156	219
Romania	(2)												12	3	7	4	6
Slovenia		1	5	6	5	3	7	13	15	21	24	21	22	38	32	40
Slovakia																23	17
Finland		41	34	27	26	35	51	107	98	84	119	134	110	97	101	135	126
Sweden		62	62	66	83	86	70	122	133	138	153	191	162	160	152
United Kingdom (ONS)	(3)	2356	2374	2628	2654	2861	3035	3221	3344	3411	3485	3517	3484	3283	2969	3161
United Kingdom (DSD)	(4)					1253	1353	1531	1566	1748	1912	2011	1975	1965	1592	1786
Norway		70	88	104	93	124	143	195	185	274	237	360	368	291	204	220
Totals		6599	7889	8138	7375	7723	8186	9197	8548	8697	9056	9606	9066	7830	7452	7557	-

Notes:

A longer time series, dating back to 1985 for reporting countries, is available in the Supplementary tables section of this statistical bulletin.

Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in case definition and recording methods.

The national definitions used to report to the EMCDDA and the methods used are described in Drug-related deaths – methods and definitions .

National definitions usually refer to acute deaths directly related to drug consumption ('overdoses', 'poisonings' or 'drug-induced'). Note that, in a few countries, the figures include also a limited number of cases of deaths indirectly related to drug use (e.g. AIDS, accidents with positive toxicology). See Drug-related deaths – methods and definitions . Note in addition that in some countries, statistics published at national level may differ from those presented here owing to differences of case definition used at national level.

(1) Data refer to the six major cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Sevilla and Bilbao. Between 1997 and 2000 data for Sevilla are not included. In 2003 and 2004 data for Zaragoza are not included.

(2) Data refer only to Bucharest.

(3) United Kingdom (ONS): Definition used by Office for National Statistics (ONS). Only this figure from the United Kingdom (and not the DSD figures) are included in the 'Totals' for the EU.

(4) United Kingdom (DSD): Figures from the Drug Strategy Definition (DSD) of drug-related deaths: it is an extract from the ONS definition that includes cases with drugs controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971. For details refer to the Methods and Definitions Summary document in this Statitical bulletin. The DSD definition is relatively similar to the EMCDDA definition for General Mortality Registries ("Selection B"); in 2001 for UK the DSD computes 1975 cases and EMCDDA Selection B 1831 cases; for 2002 DSD computes 1965 cases and the Selection B 1807; for 2003 DSD computes 1592 and the EMCDDA Selection B 1419; for 2004 DSD computes 1786 cases and the EMCDDA Selection B 1646 cases.

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

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 .