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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 2010

Country1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Belgium132137123:113::::74105:::::
Bulgaria19111621284124131526402952743841
Czech Republic::::242331131814191919243329
Denmark214242256243217240221:::207227214208222:
Germany122713051088128013371487123911391161110412231169128413261276:
Estonia::4722314586369857688167133101
Ireland36447882122113939096112::::::
Greece::::::::::::::::
Spain::::609604:536579480316204217165160:
France465393228143118247272242231267301305333374365:
Italy1231136910971068950851698530::::::::
Cyprus::::::::::::::::
Latvia:15332423635121414172024197
Lithuania923343237453533403832:76616851
Luxembourg:::221421161210512118798
Hungary:::::::::23193638303320
Malta12555678568711865
Netherlands701081081101151311441031041271221129912913994
Austria:::11913516715384192185196202186221223207
Poland::::::::::::::::
Portugal:::::::34232091214202726
Romania::::::::::::::::
Slovenia::1319231921262225362642362825
Slovakia::::::::::::::::
Finland(1):107988411913411097101135126138143169175156
Sweden(2)70122133138157194204203188170186172232241267:
United Kingdom(3):115212581455164417071995186315951691181218001972223120921930
Croatia473336344851645257888472115876173
Turkey::::::::::::::::
Norway:204194282256374405307255303234251275263285:
 

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 2011, taken from national mortality registries.

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