Table TDI-21. Gender ratio by primary drug of clients entering treatment, 2009 or most recent year available [see all tables in this series...]

Part (i) New outpatient clients, ratio of males to females by country and primary drug

Country		Opioids	Cocaine	Stimulants	Hypnotics and sedatives	Hallucinogens	Volatile substances	Cannabis	Other drugs	Gender and drug known
Belgium		3.4	3.7	2.0	1.5	3.0	2.0	5.6	2.3	2889
Bulgaria		4.8	:	2.3	0.5	:	0.0	1.5	1.0	207
Czech Republic		2.1	7.0	1.4	0.1	5.0	9.0	3.1	:	985
Denmark		2.1	5.9	2.4	2.0	:	2.0	3.7	3.8	1638
Germany		3.3	6.9	2.6	0.6	3.8	0.7	6.6	2.0	14406
Estonia	(1)	2.9	:	0.7	:	:	:	:	:	157
Ireland		2.6	6.1	3.2	1.5	:	1.8	5.8	1.5	2154
Greece		5.9	9.6	:	2.2	:	:	4.6	0.3	1563
Spain	(2)	4.7	6.0	4.4	1.5	5.2	24.5	5.4	2.4	22856
France		3.0	3.8	4.1	1.4	3.6	3.1	7.8	4.3	9633
Italy		4.4	9.6	3.1	2.1	0.8	:	9.8	1.7	30631
Cyprus		5.2	7.4	:	0.5	:	:	8.5	:	284
Latvia		4.0	:	2.7	1.3	:	3.0	12.4	:	473
Lithuania		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Luxembourg		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Hungary	(3)	3.7	3.4	3.4	2.3	:	:	9.6	2.4	2738
Malta	(4)	7.8	4.1	:	:	:	:	8.6	3.0	246
Netherlands	(5)	4.5	4.8	2.4	0.8	2.3	3.0	3.5	1.1	5691
Austria		2.6	5.0	3.0	1.6	:	:	4.2	:	1474
Poland	(6)	5.6	8.5	2.8	0.6	:	3.3	5.4	1.0	834.0
Portugal		6.5	4.1	6.0	1.1	4.0	5.5	8.3	5.3	5178
Romania	(7)	4.9	11.0	0.0	:	4.0	2.0	:	:	447
Slovenia		4.1	2.0	:	2.0	:	:	4.9	:	370
Slovakia		2.6	5.0	2.9	1.0	:	11.0	11.8	:	374
Finland		1.8	:	1.5	10.0	:	:	3.3	:	201
Sweden		1.7	4.2	1.7	1.0	3.0	:	4.7	2.0	969
United Kingdom		2.7	3.6	1.6	1.3	2.3	1.7	3.3	3.6	41979
Croatia		4.6	2.9	7.0	0.3	:	:	6.6	2.6	1201
Turkey		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Norway		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Total		3.5	5.6	2.2	1.2	2.5	2.4	5.3	2.9	3.6
Total base		48539	37039	6525	2988	518	448	50474	3047	149578

Notes:

 : Indicates no data are available                     

 Empty cells correspond to instances where no female case has been reported. In such instances, the number of male cases also tends to be small or zero, but if the number of male clients exceeds 5 units, then a specific note is presented. Ratios equal to zero correspond to instances where no male cases have been reported while female cases have been reported. In such instances, the number of female cases tends also to be small, but if the number of female client exceeds 5 units, then a specific note is presented. 

 (1) Data refer to outpatient and inpatient agencies. For Cannabis 6 males have been reported. 

 (2) Data refer to 2008 and to outpatient and prison centres (aggregated data). 

 (3) For Hallucinogens 6 males have been reported and for Volatile substances 10 males have been reported.                     

 (4) Data refers to outpatient and inpatient treatment centres, low-threshold services and prisons (aggregated data).                     

 (5) Data refer to outpatient, inpatient and low-threshold agencies (aggregated data). 

 (6) Data refers to 2008.                     

 (7) For Cannabis 57 males have been reported.                     

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

Sources:

 Reitox national reports 2010 — TDI — outpatient treatment centres. 

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