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Table DRD-3. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU Member States and Norway according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1995 to 2009

Country199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Belgium132137123:113::::74:::::
Bulgaria191116212841241315264029527438
Czech Republic::::2423311318141919192433
Denmark214242256243217240221:::207227211208:
Germany12271305108812801337148712391139116111041223116912841326:
Estonia::472231458636985768:67133
Ireland36447882122113939096112:::::
Greece:::::::::::::::
Spain::::609604:536579480316204217165:
France465393228143118247272242231267301305333374:
Italy1231136910971068950851698530:::::::
Cyprus:::::::::::::::
Latvia:1533242363512141417202419
Lithuania923343237453533403832:766168
Luxembourg:::22142116121051211879
Hungary:::::::::231936383033
Malta1255567856871186
Netherlands7010810811011513114410310412712211299129139
Austria:::11913516715384192185196202186221223
Poland:::::::::::::::
Portugal:::::::342320912142027
Romania:::::::377621323332
Slovenia::13192319212622253639423628
Slovakia:::::::::::::::
Finland(1):107988411913411097101135126138143169175
Sweden(2)70122133138157194204203188170186172232241:
United Kingdom(3):11521258145516441707199518631596169118121800197222312092
Croatia4733363448516452578884721158761
Turkey:::::::::::::::
Norway:204194282256374405307255303234251274263:

Notes:

 See: Drug-related deaths — methods and definitions, the EMCDDA definitions.        

 Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in quality of recording methods.       

 (1) From 2002, the full Selection B has been used.       

 (2) T40.4 code (other synthetic narcotics, which includes mainly dextropropoxyphene) is not included in the Swedish extraction.       

 (3) Here, data for full Selection B is presented. The national ‘Drug Strategy Definition’ is similar to Selection B, but excludes cases with only dextropropoxyphene, dihydrocodeine and codeine.        

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

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2010, taken from national mortality registries.       

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