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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 (iv) Total drug-related deaths under the age of 25 years, 1990 to 2005

Country		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Belgium		15	18	23	34	28	42	37	34
Bulgaria		1	1	1	2	1	4	2	5	9	18	26	16	6	3	11	21
Czech Republic													41	19	30	25	34
Denmark												23	11	19	20	29	25
Germany		87	130	126	102	89	110	97	115	114	139	124	90	89	251	196	157
Estonia									1	0	13	15	25	57	16	47	26
Ireland		5	3	3	6	7	14	16	37	32	37	36	13	20	20
Greece	(1)	36	46	48	53	79	97	112	126	145	169	119	110	96	131	148	170
Spain	(2)	123	147	115	80	66	46	30	34	31	28	20	17	14	14	8
France										25	17	29	26	40	19	24
Italy		334	402	322	206	203	224	270	199	136	124	132	101	59	60	71	55
Cyprus																4	3
Latvia								0	1	1	16	23	23	19	2	6	5
Lithuania							0	4	6	0	12	16	10	11	16	10	9
Luxembourg		2	6	6	9	9	5	6	2	2	3	9	1	4	0	1	3
Hungary								14	19	21	21	17	17		12	11	5
Malta			2	3	0	3	0	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1
Netherlands								6	6	13	9	16	14	5	6	7	17
Austria		15	21	55	83	74	64	69	50	40	38	52	41	38	57	80	76
Poland									53	54	48	76	60	75	65	49
Portugal										38	36	49	30	13	21	14	12
Romania	(3)												6	3	6	3	5
Slovenia		0	0	4	3	2	3	6	7	13	10	9	6	14	9	12
Slovakia																11	8
Finland		7	6	5	3	7	12	15	13	20	39	49	28	23	26	24	22
Sweden		8	4	4	7	13	5	10	12	14	21	38	29	28	19
United Kingdom (ONS)	(4)	393	405	432	477	552	542	620	623	598	568	516	547	508	372	373
Norway								17	16	27	29	52	69	38	28	26
Totals		1026	1191	1147	1065	1133	1168	1332	1361	1335	1398	1448	1332	1199	1205	1191	-

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 from Greece refers to deaths under the age of 31. Only for years 2000-2002 these numbers refer to deaths under the age of 25 years old.

(2) 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.

(3) Data refers only to Bucharest.

(4) 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 .