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Table DRD-1. Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-induced deaths according to national definitions

Part (iii) Demographic characteristics and toxicology, 1990 or earliest year with available information

Country		Year	No of DRD	% Male	% Female	Mean age	% aged under 15 (1)	% aged under 25 (2)	% aged 35+ (3)	% aged 65+	% known toxicology	% opiate	% without opiates
Belgium		1990	50	76	24	34.4	0	30	24	14	56	93	7
Bulgaria		1990	24	83	17	43.2	0	4.2	79.2	12.5	:	:	:
Czech Republic	(4)	2001	84	83.3	16.7	29.9	0	46.4	23.8	1.2	100	63.1	36.9
Denmark		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Germany	(1)	1990	1491	82	18	:	0	27	41	:	:	:	:
Estonia		1997	4	75	25	28.3	0	25	25	0	0	0	0
Ireland		1998	104	83.7	16.3	29.9	1.9	39.4	31.7	0	92.3	93.8	6.2
Greece	(2)	1990	66	89.4	10.6	:	:	3	45.5	:	100	100	0
Spain	(5)	1999	761	87.3	12.7	:	0	11.9	33.6	1.2	:	:	:
France		2000	248	77.4	22.6	37.1	0	13.7	49.2	9.3	:	:	:
Italy		1990	1161	90	10	27.2	0	28.7	12	0	34.6	96.8	3.2
Cyprus		2004	14	92.9	7.1	28.6	0	28.6	14.3	0	93	85.7	14.3
Latvia		1996	1	100	0	32	0	0	0	0	100	100	0
Lithuania		1995	9	78	22	34.7	0	0	55.5	0	:	:	:
Luxembourg		1990	11	81.8	18.2	27.2	0	18.2	9.1	0	:	82	18
Hungary		1996	52	63	37	:	0	30	59.6	:	:	98	2
Malta		1991	3	100	0	24	0	66.7	0	0	100	100	0
Netherlands		1996	108	77	23	31.8	0	5.5	43.5	3.7	:	86.2	13.8
Austria		1990	43	86	14	27.9	0	34.9	14	0	95	93	7
Poland		1997	253	65.2	34.8	:	1.2	20.9	51.4	11.1	:	:	:
Portugal		2008	94	92.4	7.6	36	0	4.8	54.2	0	100	85.1	14.9
Romania		2001	12	83.3	16.7	:	0	50	33.3	0	100	100	0
Slovenia		1997	20	75	25	30.7	0	35	25	0	:	:	:
Slovakia		2004	23	82.6	17.4	26.5	0	47.8	4.3	4.3	100	56.5	43.5
Finland		1990	41	85	15	:	0	17.1	61	0	100	90	10
Sweden		1990	62	89	11	34	0	12.9	43.5	0	:	:	:
United Kingdom (DSD)	(6)	1994	1209	74.1	25.9	37	0.4	26.7	40.9	8.9	:	:	:
Croatia		1998	34	94.1	5.9	28	0	38.2	20.6	0	85.7	79.2	20.8
Turkey		2005	26	96.2	3.8	34.9	0	3.8	42.3	0	100	100	0
Norway		1990	70	74	26	:	0	16	17	0	:	:	:

Notes:

The information refers to 1990 or the closest year for which information on the deceased's characteristics was available.

Toxicology is computed as valid percentages, over the cases with known toxicology. The computation basis for toxicology should be obtained by (No of DRD) x (% known toxicology).

(1) For Germany, the data refer to age under 14.

(2) For Greece, the data refer to age up to 20.

(3) For Germany, the data refer to age 30+. For Greece, the data refer to 31+.

(4) 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.

(5) For Spain, the data is based on six cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza and Bilbao).

(6) United Kingdom: (DSD) based on definition developed for the drug strategy. 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 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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