Table DRD-1. Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-induced deaths according to national definitions [see all tables in this series...]

Part (iii) Demographic characteristics and toxicology, 1990 or closest year with available information

Country		Year	No of DRD		% Male	% Female		Mean age	% aged under 15 (1)	% aged under 25 (2)	% aged 35+ (3)	% aged 65+		% known toxicology	% opiate	% without opiates
Belgium		1990	50		76	24		34.4	0	30	24	14		56	93	7
Bulgaria		1990	24		83	17		43.2	0	4.7	79.2	12.5
Czech Republic	(4)	2001	84		83.3	16.7		29.9	0	46.4	23.8	1.2		100	63.1	36.9
Denmark
Germany		1990	1491		82	18			0	27	41
Estonia		1997	4		75	25		28.3	0	25	25	0		0	0	0
Ireland		1990	7		86	14		21.6	0	71.4	0	0		100	100	0
Greece		1990	66		89.4	10.6				3	45.5			100	100	0
Spain		1999	761		87.3	12.7			0	11.9	33.6	1.2
France		2000	225		81.8	18.2		47.4	0	0	95.1	10.2		100	17.6	82.4
Italy		1990	1161		90	10		27.2	0	28.7	12	0		34.6	96.8	3.2
Cyprus		2004	14		92.9	7.1		28.6	0	28.6	14.3	0		93	85.7	14.3
Latvia		1996	1		100	0		32	0	0	0	0		100	100	0
Lithuania		1995	9		78	22		34.7	0	0	55.5	0
Luxembourg		1990	11		81.8	18.2		27.2	0	18.2	9.1	0			82	18
Hungary		1996	52		63	37			0	30	59.6				98	2
Malta		1991	3		100	0		24	0	66.7	0	0		100	100	0
The Netherlands		1996	108		77	23		31.8	0	5.5	43.5	3.7			86.2	13.8
Austria		1990	43		86	14		27.9	0	34.9	14	0		95	93	7
Poland		1997	253		65.2	34.8			1.2	20.9	51.4	11.1
Portugal		1998	337		88	12		31.1	0	11.3	49			100	95.5	4.5
Romania		2001	12		83.3	16.7			0	50	33.3	0		100	100	0
Slovenia		1997	20		75	25		30.7	0	35	25	0
Slovakia		2004	23		82.6	17.4		26.5	0	47.8	4.3	4.3		100	56.5	43.5
Finland		1990	41		85	15			0	17.1	61	0		100	90	10
Sweden		1990	62		89	11		34	0	12.9	43.5	0
United Kingdom (DSD)	(6)	1994	1209		74.1	25.9		35.8	0.4	26.7	40.9	8.9
Norway		1990	70		74	26			0	16	17	0

Notes:

 The information refers to 1990 or the closest year for which information on the deceased's characteristics was available. 

 Toxicology is computed as valid percentages, over the cases with known toxicology. The computation basis for toxicology should be obtained by (No of DRD) x (% known toxicology).  

 (1) For Germany, the data refer to age under 14. 

 (2) For Greece, the data refer to age up to 20. 

 (3) For Germany, the data refer to age 30+. For Greece, the data refer to 31+. 

 (4) For the Czech Republic, EMCDDA Selection D was used instead of the national definition. National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines, which accounts for most cases. 

 (5) For Spain, the data is based on six cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza and Bilbao). 

 (6) United Kingdom: (DSD) based on definition developed for the drug strategy. See Drug-related deaths — methods and definitions.  

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

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2007, taken from national mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police). Based on ‘National definitions’ as presented in Drug-related deaths — methods and definitions.  

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