Table DRD-5. Mortality due to drug-induced deaths in European countries, in all adults and adults aged 15 to 39 years (total and males) [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) Population mortality rates, 2006 or last year with available information

Country		Year	Number of DRD: 2006 or last year available				Population mortality rates (DRD/million population)
			Total	Aged 15–64	Aged 15–39	Males aged 15–39	Entire population	Aged 15–64	Aged 15–39	Males aged 15–39	95 % C.I. for entire population rate	95 % C.I. for 15–64 aged population rate
Belgium		1997	123	112	92	80	11.7	16.2	27	46.5	[9.7 – 13.8]	[13.3 – 19.3]
Bulgaria		2006	29	29	25	23	3.8	5.4	9.2	16.5	[2.4 – 5.2]	[3.5 – 7.5]
Czech Republic	(1)	2006	42	41	33	28	4.1	5.6	8.7	14.5	[2.9 – 5.4]	[4 – 7.4]
Denmark		2005	207	198	89	79	38.1	55.2	51.6	90.4	[33 – 43.4]	[47.5 – 62.9]
Germany		2006	1296	1285	860	714	15.7	23.4	32.8	53.4	[14.9 – 16.6]	[22.2 – 24.7]
Estonia		2006	68	68	65	56	50.6	74.2	133.4	228.3	[38.6 – 62.6]	[56.6 – 91.8]
Ireland		2004	112	109	87	71	26.6	37.9	52.3	84.1	[21.7 – 31.6]	[30.8 – 45]
Greece	(2)	2006	173	173			15.6	23.2	0	0	[13.3 – 17.9]	[19.8 – 26.7]
Spain		2005	665	636	436	375	15.2	21.1	26.7	44.6	[14.1 – 16.4]	[19.5 – 22.8]
France		2005	295	242	42	32	4.7	5.9	2	3	[4.2 – 5.3]	[5.2 – 6.7]
Italy		2006	517	516	370	328	8.8	13.3	19.2	33.5	[8.1 – 9.6]	[12.2 – 14.5]
Cyprus	(3)	2006	10	10	9	8	13	18.8	29.7	52.5	[5 – 21.2]	[7.2 – 30.4]
Latvia		2006	17	17	17	15	7.4	10.8	20.3	35.4	[3.9 – 11]	[5.7 – 15.9]
Lithuania		2006	62	62	59	54	18.2	26.7	47.6	86.6	[13.7 – 22.8]	[20.1 – 33.4]
Luxembourg		2006	19	19	16	15	40.5	60	98.8	183.5	[22.3 – 58.8]	[33.1 – 87.1]
Hungary		2006	25	25	24	23	2.5	3.6	6.6	12.5	[1.6 – 3.5]	[2.2 – 5.1]
Malta	(3)	2006	7	7	6	5	17.3	24	45	73.8	[4.5 – 30.1]	[5.9 – 42.1]
Netherlands		2006	112	105	54	42	6.9	9.5	10	15.5	[5.6 – 8.2]	[7.8 – 11.4]
Austria		2006	197	197	159	122	23.8	35.2	56.7	86.1	[20.6 – 27.2]	[30.4 – 40.2]
Poland		2005	290	251	134	102	7.6	9.3	9.3	13.9	[6.8 – 8.5]	[8.2 – 10.5]
Portugal	(4)	2006	216	216	143	134	20.4	30.4	38.4	71.4	[17.8 – 23.2]	[26.4 – 34.5]
Romania	(5)	2006	21	21	20	19	11.1	15			[6.4 – 15.8]	[8.6 – 21.5 ]
Slovenia		2005	44	41	36	28	22	29.1	50.7	76.8	[15.5 – 28.5]	[20.3 – 38.1]
Slovakia		2006	20	20	13	12	3.7	5.2	6.1	11.1	[2.1 – 5.4]	[3 – 7.5]
Finland		2006	138	125	83	72	26.3	35.6	50.5	85.8	[21.9 – 30.7]	[29.4 – 41.9]
Sweden		2004	135	130	82	70	14.9	22	28.1	47	[12.5 – 17.5]	[18.2 – 25.8]
United Kingdom (DSD)		2005	1979	1897	1312	1079	32.8	47.5	63.9	104.6	[31.4 – 34.3]	[45.4 – 49.6]
Norway		2005	163	160	108	81	35.1	52.4	69.5	102.7	[29.8 – 40.6]	[44.4 – 60.6]
EU totals			6982	6712	4374	3667	-	-	-	-	-	-
EU average			-	-	-	-	14.6	20.9	26.9	44.4	-	-

Notes:

 It is important to underline that comparisons of population rates should be made with extreme caution since there are still some differences in case definitions and quality of reporting may differ.  

 The calculations of population mortality rates are based on 2005 population sizes as reported by Eurostat. 

 Confidence intervals for the entire population are approximate, based on assuming a simple Poisson distribution for the number of deaths within each country. These intervals are likely to be an underestimate of the true 95 % C.I. width. 

 (1) For the Czech Republic, EMCDDA Selection D was used instead of the national definition. The national definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines, which accounts for most cases (170 cases out of 212). 

 (2) In Greece, all cases are included as the age breakdowns do not follow the standards. In previous years where the detailed age distribution was available, there were no cases below 15 and above 64. 

 (3) Due to the low number of drug-induced deaths in a year, three-year (Cyprus and Malta) averages were used. The results have been rounded to the nearest integral. 

 (4) For Portugal, the age groups 15 to 39 and 15 to 64 should be interpreted as 20 to 39 and 20 to 45+. 

 (5) Data refer only to Bucharest and several counties in the competence area of the Toxicology Laboratory from Bucharest. 

 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. 

 Populations and total numbers of death for the EU countries are extracted from Eurostat, for the last year available. 

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