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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 (iii) Female drug-related deaths, 1990 to 2005

Country		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Belgium		12	19	14	39	30	37	29	26
Bulgaria		4	1	2	0	1	2	0	2	6	6	3	6	2	2	5	8
Czech Republic										38	51	54	57	50	89	85	85
Denmark			35	46	44	44	48	46	51	40	38	50	47	36	48	64	41
Germany		264	329	332	298	264	254	238	250	258	294	318	289	237	231	204	201
Estonia									1	1	4	6	6	5	5	10	5
Ireland		1	0	3	2	1	5	8	12	21	23	28	25	21	28
Greece		7	5	9	8	11	14	20	23	29	20	19	21	17	18	19	24
Spain	(1)	67	70	68	45	52	57	56	48	37	38	38	44	26	45	39
France		62	72	86	91	91	70	57	43	18	24	20	11	21	14	13	15
Italy		120	136	100	107	61	113	138	88	96	105	85	88	42	63	47	48
Cyprus																1	1
Latvia								0	0	0	1	3	2	7	1	3	3
Lithuania							2	6	8	8	5	6	5	4	7	5	2
Luxembourg		2	1	3	3	5	5	4	3	1	2	7	3	2	2	3	0
Hungary								19	8	8	6	7	5		6	6	5
Malta			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1
Netherlands		10	10	15	15	20	19	25	20	16	20	27	32	24	25	20	33
Austria		6	11	21	22	25	29	26	23	15	34	35	22	25	30	38	43
Poland		56	72	73	78	61	64	56	88	96	113	129	110	138	90	88
Portugal		9		21	11	18	19	18	8	39	36	38	27	21	11	16	21
Romania	(2)												2	0	1	0	1
Slovenia		0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	2	5	1	7	8	9
Slovakia																4	7
Finland		6	4	10	9	8	14	45	30	23	32	25	32	28	25	39	31
Sweden		7	10	11	17	13	14	24	17	24	23	31	22	24	32
United Kingdom (ONS)	(3)	1033	974	1067	1049	1052	1095	1075	1103	1137	1065	1074	1080	1025	1009	1034
Norway								27	30	50	57	63	66	60	45	57
Totals		1666	1750	1882	1838	1757	1862	1919	1885	1965	2000	2072	2003	1824	1835	1810	-

Notes:

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 .