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Table DRD-107. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU Member States according to national definitions

Part(i) Total drug-induced deaths, 1985 to 2010

Country		1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Belgium		:	:	17	33	26	50	63	64	123	122	132	137	123	:	113	:	:	:	:	74	105	:	:	:	:	:
Bulgaria		:	:	:	:	:	24	10	8	9	8	19	11	16	21	28	41	24	13	15	26	40	29	52	74	38	41
Czech Republic	(1)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	61	79	80	84	44	55	57	62	42	40	44	49	55
Denmark		:	:	:	:	:	123	169	166	187	284	214	242	256	243	239	247	258	:	:	:	275	227	211	208	222	:
Germany		324	348	442	620	991	1491	2125	2099	1738	1624	1565	1712	1501	1674	1812	2030	1835	1513	1477	1385	1326	1296	1394	1449	1331	1237
Estonia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	4	7	22	31	45	86	36	98	57	68	81	67	133	101
Ireland		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	104	115	113	109	127	109	128	173	188	205	212	203	:
Greece	(2)	10	28	56	62	72	66	79	79	78	146	176	222	232	245	265	304	321	259	217	255	343	276	254	212	214	153
Spain	(3)	140	151	226	327	426	444	553	536	421	367	371	381	321	271	258	254	240	204	274	212	237	218	188	139	181	:
Spain	(4)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	650	698	690	711	689	761	705	666	667	643	679	665	518	519	540	442	:
France		131	126	140	161	226	350	411	499	454	564	465	393	228	143	118	247	272	242	231	267	301	305	333	374	365	:
Italy		242	292	543	809	974	1161	1383	1217	888	867	1195	1566	1160	1080	1002	1016	825	520	517	653	653	551	606	517	484	374
Cyprus		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	14	9	7	12	11	12	9
Latvia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	1	5	3	32	42	36	35	12	14	14	17	20	24	19	7
Lithuania		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	9	23	34	32	37	45	35	33	40	38	31	62	72	60	68	51
Luxembourg		1	3	5	4	8	11	17	17	15	29	22	17	9	16	17	26	18	11	14	13	8	19	27	10	14	12
Hungary		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	52	47	31	42	38	40	:	32	34	28	25	25	27	31	17
Malta		:	:	:	:	:	:	3	6	1	9	1	2	5	5	5	6	7	8	5	6	8	7	11	8	6	5
Netherlands		57	68	54	51	56	70	80	75	75	87	70	108	108	110	115	131	144	103	104	127	122	112	99	129	139	94
Austria	(5)	:	:	:	:	40	43	71	129	156	173	170	191	136	109	128	167	139	139	163	185	191	197	175	169	187	170
Poland		:	:	:	:	:	155	213	199	211	185	175	179	253	235	292	310	294	324	277	231	290	241	214	244	247	:
Portugal		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	94	56	52
Romania		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	0	12	3	7	7	6	21	32	33	32	34
Slovenia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	13	19	23	19	21	26	22	25	36	26	42	36	28	25
Slovakia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	23	17	20	17	25	22	20
Finland		:	:	16	11	23	41	34	27	26	35	51	107	98	84	119	134	110	97	101	135	126	138	143	169	175	156
Sweden		:	:	70	55	56	62	62	66	83	86	70	122	133	138	157	194	204	203	188	170	186	172	232	241	267	:
United Kingdom (ONS)	(6)	2260	2341	2316	2342	2238	2356	2374	2628	2580	2807	3012	3118	3303	3464	3652	3480	3679	3461	3168	3378	3305	3306	3352	3754	3677	3517
United Kingdom (DSD)	(7)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	1209	1341	1440	1552	1726	1946	1918	2165	2034	1788	1877	1980	2036	2231	2569	2481	2334
Croatia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	47	33	36	34	48	51	64	52	57	88	84	72	115	87	61	73
Turkey		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	26	51	147	159	153	126
Norway		45	44	43	48	45	70	88	104	93	124	143	195	185	274	237	360	398	291	255	303	234	251	275	263	285	:
Totals		810	909	1386	1854	2517	3717	4808	4755	4137	6202	6516	7410	6806	7079	7704	8204	8062	6778	6308	6824	7286	6851	7322	7809	7550	-

Notes:

Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in case definition and recording methods

The national definitions used to report to the EMCDDA and the methods used are described in Drug-related Deaths - methods and definitions.

National definitions usually refer to acute deaths directly related to drug consumption ("overdoses", "poisonings" or "drug-induced"). Note that, in a few countries, the figures include also a limited number of cases of deaths indirectly related to drug use (e.g. AIDS, accidents with positive toxicology). See Drug related deaths - methods and definitions. Note in addition that in some countries, statistics published at national level may differ of those presented here for differences of case definition used at national level.

(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.

(2) From 2005 onwards the numbers used refer to the reported number of deaths.

(3) Data refer to the six major cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Sevilla and Bilbao. Between 1997 and 2000 data for Sevilla are not included. In 2003 and 2004 data for Zaragoza are not included.

(4) Data refer to the whole country.

(5) In the year 2008 the number cases on which no autopsy has been performed tripled (up to 32 cases) and was still 19 in 2009 and is 17 for 2010 in comparison with previous years.

(6) United Kingdom (ONS): Definition used by Office for National Statistics (ONS).

(7) United Kingdom (DSD): Figures from the Drug Strategy Definition (DSD) of drug-induced deaths: it is an extract from the ONS definition that includes cases with drugs controlled by the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971. For details refer to the Methods and Definitions Summary document in this Statistical bulletin. The DSD definition is relatively similar to the EMCDDA definition for general mortality registries (Selection B). Only this figure from the United Kingdom (and not the ONS figures) are included in the ‘Totals’ for the EU.

See also ‘General notes for interpreting data’ on the Explanatory notes and help page

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2011, 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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