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Table TDI-9. Clients entering outpatient treatment: mean age and gender distribution among new and all clients in 2005

Country		Mean age all clients	% male all clients	Total known gender all clients	Mean age new clients	% male new clients	Total known gender new clients
Bulgaria		24.5	80.9	852	22.2	79.0	200
Czech Republic		24.0	68.1	2058	21.5	66.9	1053
Denmark		32.0	75.7	4485	28.0	75.5	1382
Germany		29.5	79.1	55447	25.0	81.9	14033
Ireland		27.5	74.7	3685	25.1	78.3	1530
Greece		28.2	84.1	2235	26.9	85.2	1179
Spain	(1)	32.0	83.2	53636	30.0	82.3	26250
France		28.0	80.3	20989	24.0	82.1	4167
Italy		31.5	86.4	48734	30.0	86.3	35175
Cyprus		27.4	84.9	258	26.0	84.9	186
Latvia					22.2	76.3	401
Lithuania			81.4	5371		78.2	349
Luxembourg			68.6	274
Hungary		26.0	75.5	9540	25.0	81.0	4629
Malta		23.5	86.3	511	23.0	82.7	312
Netherlands	(2)		82.2	9411		78.7	4299
Portugal					31.5	85.3	4844
Slovakia		24.5	76.6	954	22.0	77.4	456
Finland		27.1	67.7	1645	23.5	64.2	413
Sweden		32.0	65.6	1739	30.5	61.3	762
United Kingdom		30.0	71.8	111434	29.5	71.5	40751
Total	(3)	27.8	77.5	333258	25.6	78.0	142371

Notes:

Only countries that sent information for outpatient centres are included. Luxembourg sent information only on all treatments (all clients); Latvia and Portugal only on first treatments (new clients).

(1) Last data available refer to year 2004.

(2) Data include clients from outpatient treatment centres and low-threshold agencies.

(3) Mean age and % male clients are weighted averages of all countries which provided data.

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

Sources:

2006 Reitox national reports -Table TDI outpatient treatment centres.