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, 2009 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		2004	Selection B	74	81.1	18.9	36.2	0.0	14.9	48.6	5.4
Bulgaria		2009	:	38	86.8	13.2	30.9	0.0	21.1	13.2	2.6
Czech Republic	(1)	2009	Selection D	49	79.6	20.4	31.9	2.0	22.4	34.7	0.0
Denmark		2008	Selection B	208	74.5	25.5	42.0	0.0	11.1	66.3	5.8
Germany		2009	:	1331	83.5	15.0	36.0	0.0	8.0	53.0	0.0
Estonia		2009	Selection B	133	90.2	9.8	29.2	0.0	19.5	9.8	0.0
Ireland		2008	Selection D	208	78.8	21.2	34.0	0.0	19.2	41.3	0.5
Greece	(3)	2009	Selection D	59	93.2	6.8	:	0.0	8.5	39.0	0.0
Spain	(2)	2008	:	540	87.0	13.0	:	0.0	7.6	64.3	0.0
France		2008	Selection B	374	77.8	22.2	41.8	0.0	11.0	56.7	13.9
Italy		2009	Selection D	484	90.9	9.1	36.6	0.0	10.1	60.1	0.2
Cyprus		2009	Selection D	12	91.7	8.3	33.3	0.0	8.3	41.7	0.0
Latvia		2009	Selection B	19	94.7	5.3	28.1	0.0	31.6	15.8	0.0
Lithuania		2009	Aprox. Selection B	68	91.2	8.8	32.6	0.0	8.8	32.4	0.0
Luxembourg		2009	:	14	71.4	28.6	30.3	0.0	28.6	35.7	0.0
Hungary		2009	Selection D	31	90.3	9.7	32.0	0.0	12.9	35.5	0.0
Malta		2009	Selection B	6	83.3	16.7	26.0	0.0	16.7	0.0	0.0
Netherlands		2009	Selection B	139	82.0	18.0	40.8	0.0	5.0	70.5	3.6
Austria		2009	Selection D	187	80.2	19.8	31.8	0.5	30.5	35.8	0.0
Poland		2008	:	244	58.2	41.8	44.0	0.0	19.3	54.9	18.9
Portugal	(3)	2009	Selection D	54	88.9	3.7	38	0.0	1.9	59.3	0.0
Romania		2009	Selection B	32	96.9	3.1	27.4	0.0	28.1	3.1	0.0
Slovenia		2009	Selection B	28	89.3	10.7	34.0	0.0	28.6	35.7	0.0
Slovakia		2008	Selection D	25	80.0	20.0	33.2	0.0	12.0	40.0	0.0
Finland		2009	Selection B	175	74.3	25.7	38.7	0.0	14.3	47.4	5.1
Sweden		2008	Selection B	241	75.9	24.1	41.0	0.4	11.2	59.3	7.1
United Kingdom (DSD)		2009	Aprox. Selection B	2481	79.1	20.9	38.9	0.1	10.7	59.0	3.5
Croatia		2009	Selection B	61	95.1	4.9	33.6	0.0	8.2	39.3	0.0
Turkey		2009	Selection D	160	87.5	12.5	34.6	0.0	15.6	44.4	1.3
Norway		2008	Selection B	263	79.8	20.2	38.5	0.0	10.6	58.9	1.9

Notes:

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

 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 (176 cases out of 225). 

 (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) Data still provisional. 

 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 2010, 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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