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Table DRD-4. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU Member States according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection D', 1995 to 2010

Country1995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Belgium::::::::::::::::
Bulgaria::::::79335636361847323321
Czech Republic(1):::61798084445557624240444955
Denmark::216:::201198198211202221205195206204
Germany::::::::::::::::
Estonia::::::::::::::::
Ireland:::104115113109127109128173188205212203:
Greece17622223224526530432125921725532525320614363108
Spain(2)371381321271258254240204274212237218188139181:
France(3):3511841138598101827958::::::
Italy119515661160108010021016825520517653653551606517484374
Cyprus:::::::::14971211129
Latvia::::11552515445392547534643:
Lithuania::::2323231931:::::::
Luxembourg2217916172618111413::::::
Hungary:524731423840:3234282525273117
Malta235645855775::7:
Netherlands::::::::::::::::
Austria(4)170191136109128167139139163185191197175169187170
Poland::::::::::::::::
Portugal:::::::::::::945652
Romania:::::01237762132333234
Slovenia::::::::::::::::
Slovakia:::::::::23172017252220
Finland30314251879660666774728894112105:
Sweden::::::::::::::::
United Kingdom::::::::::::::::
Croatia::::::::::::::::
Turkey::::::::::::147159153126
Norway132184177270220327338210172223184195200179183:
 

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) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines, which accounts for most cases.

(2) Data refer to the six major cities (Based on SEIT information system): 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.

(3) Based on information from OCRTIS.

(4) 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.

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2011, taken from national special registries (forensic or police).

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