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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 (ii) Male drug-related deaths, 1990 to 2005

Country		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Belgium		38	44	50	84	92	95	108	97
Bulgaria		20	9	6	9	7	17	11	14	15	22	38	18	11	13	21	32
Czech Republic										79	84	91	110	65	133	156	133
Denmark			153	162	166	227	226	222	227	211	201	197	211	216	197	211	234
Germany		1227	1770	1750	1419	1346	1293	1447	1223	1401	1513	1712	1537	1263	1231	1162	1115
Estonia									3	6	18	25	39	81	31	88	52
Ireland		6	9	12	18	18	31	36	66	61	99	85	68	69	68
Greece		59	74	70	70	135	162	202	209	216	245	285	300	242	199	231	260
Spain	(1)	377	483	468	376	315	314	325	272	234	220	215	196	175	229	173
France		288	339	413	363	473	395	336	185	125	94	99	96	76	75	56	42
Italy		1041	1247	1117	781	806	1082	1428	1072	984	897	931	737	478	454	553	555
Cyprus																13	8
Latvia								1	5	3	31	39	34	28	11	11	11
Lithuania							7	17	26	24	32	39	30	29	33	33	29
Luxembourg		9	16	14	12	24	17	13	6	15	15	19	15	9	12	10	8
Hungary								33	39	23	36	31	35		26	28	23
Malta			3	6	1	9	1	2	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	7
Netherlands		60	70	60	60	67	51	83	88	94	95	104	112	79	79	107	89
Austria		37	60	108	134	148	141	165	113	94	94	132	117	114	133	147	148
Poland		99	141	126	133	124	111	123	165	139	179	181	184	186	187	143
Portugal		73		134	89	124	177	214	101	298	333	280	253	135	141	140	198
Romania	(2)												10	3	6	4	5
Slovenia		1	4	5	5	3	6	11	12	17	22	16	21	31	23	31
Slovakia																19	10
Finland		35	30	17	17	27	37	62	68	61	87	109	78	69	76	96	95
Sweden		55	52	55	66	73	56	98	116	114	130	160	140	136	120
United Kingdom (ONS)	(3)	1323	1400	1561	1605	1809	1940	2146	2241	2274	2420	2443	2404	2258	1960	2127
Norway								168	155	224	180	297	302	231	159	163
Totals		4748	5904	6134	5408	5827	6159	7251	6508	6717	7051	7533	7054	5990	5601	5728	-

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) as data allow completion of the whole series.

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 .