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

Part (i) Demographic characteristics, 2008 or last year with available information

Country		Year	Type of definition	No of DRD	% Male	% Female	Mean age	% aged under 15	% aged under 25	% aged 35+	% aged 65+
Belgium		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Bulgaria		2008	:	74	75.7	24.3	33.6	0.0	23.0	27.0	6.8
Czech Republic	(1)	2008	Selection D	44	81.8	18.2	31.1	0.0	20.5	38.6	0.0
Denmark		2007	Selection B	211	70.1	29.9	42.9	0.0	6.6	68.7	7.6
Germany		2008	:	1449	84.2	13.2	36.0	0.0	7.7	55.6	0.4
Estonia		2008	Selection B	67	89.6	10.4	29.0	0.0	20.9	11.9	0.0
Ireland		2007	Selection D	185	79.5	20.5	32.1	0.0	25.4	28.6	2.7
Greece		2008	Selection D	110	95.5	4.5	:	0.0	10.9	34.5	0.0
Spain	(2)	2007	:	519	89.0	11.0	:	0.0	7.9	63.0	0.0
France		2007	Selection B	333	79.3	20.7	42.4	0.3	12.9	59.8	13.5
Italy		2008	Selection D	502	89.6	10.4	35.4	0.2	11.2	55.8	0.4
Cyprus		2008	Selection D	11	90.9	9.1	30.1	0.0	9.1	27.3	0.0
Latvia		2008	Selection B	24	70.8	29.2	29.5	0.0	20.8	16.7	0.0
Lithuania		2008	Aprox. Selection B	60	93.3	6.7	31.8	0.0	18.3	35.0	0.0
Luxembourg		2008	:	10	70.0	30.0	33.2	0.0	20.0	50.0	0.0
Hungary		2008	Selection D	27	70.4	29.6	30.1	0.0	25.9	18.5	0.0
Malta		2006	Selection B	7	71.4	28.6	28.6	0.0	42.9	14.3	0.0
Netherlands		2008	Selection B	129	79.8	20.2	40.1	0.0	5.4	74.4	8.5
Austria	(3)	2008	Selection D	169	79.3	20.7	30.0	0.6	39.6	26.0	0.0
Poland		2007	:	214	64.0	36.0	46.6	0.9	16.8	66.8	22.4
Portugal	(4)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Romania	(5)	2008	Selection B	33	93.9	6.1	25.2	0.0	45.5	9.1	0.0
Slovenia		2008	:	36	80.6	19.4	34.0	0.0	22.2	44.4	0.0
Slovakia		2008	Selection D	25	80.0	20.0	33.2	0.0	12.0	40.0	0.0
Finland		2008	Selection B	169	71.0	29.0	36.2	0.0	18.9	50.9	1.2
Sweden		2007	Selection B	232	75.9	24.1	40.7	0.0	15.5	60.3	7.3
United Kingdom (DSD)		2008	Aprox. Selection B	2368	78.9	21.1	37.9	0.3	12.7	55.2	3.1
Croatia		2008	Selection B	87	91.9	8.1	31.4	0.0	20.7	26.4	0.0
Turkey		2008	Selection D	159	95.0	5.0	32.8	0.0	12.6	37.1	0.0
Norway		2007	Aprox. Selection B	275	78.9	21.1	37.6	0.4	13.8	53.1	2.9

Notes:

 The information refers to the last year for which information on the deceased's characteristics was available. Data for Belgium is not included as the most recent year with available information is 1997. 

 Number of deaths per country per year are presented in Table DRD-2 part (i). 

 Type of definition refers to the EMCDDA standard definition; if the national definition matches with the agreed case definition established in the EMCDDA DRD Protocol: Selection B for general mortality registries and Selection D for Special Registries. In some countries equivalence is not total but it is, in practice, relatively similar (see Drug-related deaths — methods and definitions). 

 Figures for EMCDDA standard definitions (Selection B and Selection D) for all countries with available information, see Table DRD-3 and Table DRD-4, and Drug-related deaths — methods and definitions.  

 (1) 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 (194 cases out of 238). 

 (2) From 2008 onwards, the data coverage is national. In previous years, the information was based on six cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza and Bilbao). 

 (3) In the year 2008 the number of cases on which no autopsy has been performed tripled (up to 32 cases) in comparison with previous years. Thus the number reported for 2008 might be the lower limit, adding up to 201 cases if all 32 suspicious non confirmed cases were included. 

 (4) Data has not been included this year due to major discrepancies existing in previous years between figures from the General Mortality Register and the Special Register (reporting all cases with a positive toxicology, not only Selection D). Ongoing work is conducted by Portugal to harmonise data reporting with EMCDDA Selection D, and to make data available in next reporting year. 

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

 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 2009, 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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