Table DRD-1. Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-related deaths according to national definitions – Part (iii) 1990 or closest year with available information

Country

Year

No. of
DRD

% Male

% Female

Mean age

% aged
<15 (1)

% aged
<25 (2)

% aged
>35 (3)

% aged
65+

% known toxicology

% opiate

% without opiates

Belgium

 

1990

50

76

24

34.4

0

30

24

14

56.0

93.0

7.0

Czech Republic

 

2001

167

66

34

 

0

24.6

51.5

6.6

100.0

32.0

68.0

Denmark

 

1996

268

83

17

 

0

9

50

0

 

 

 

Germany

 

1990

1491

82

18

 

0

27

41

 

 

 

 

Estonia

 

1997

4

75

25

28.3

0

25

25

0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Greece

 

1990

66

89.4

10.6

 

 

3

45.5

 

100.0

100.0

0.0

Spain

 

1990

444

85

15

27.5

0

27.7

9

0

65.1

62.2

37.8

France

 

1998

143

87

13

 

0

17

22

0

100.0

76.0

24.0

Ireland

 

1990

7

86

14

21.6

0

71.4

0

0

100.0

100.0

0.0

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

0.0

28.6

14.3

0.0

93.0

85.7

14.3

Latvia

 

1996

1

100

0

32.0

0

0

0

0

100.0

100.0

0.0

Lithuania

 

1995

9

78

22

34.7

0

0

55.5

0

 

 

 

Luxembourg

 

1992

17

82

18

28.2

0

35.3

11.7

0

82.0

79.0

21.0

Hungary

 

1996

52

63

37

 

0

30

59.6

 

 

98.0

2.0

Malta

 

1991

3

100

0

24.0

0

66.7

0

0

100.0

100.0

0.0

The 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

95.0

93.0

7.0

Poland

 

1997

253

65.2

34.8

 

1.2

20.9

51.4

11.1

 

 

 

Portugal

 

1998

337

88

12

31.1

0

11.3

49

 

100.0

95.5

4.5

Slovenia

 

1990

1

100

0

57.9

0

0

100

0

 

0.0

100.0

Slovakia

 

2004

23

82.6

17.4

26.5

0.0

47.8

4.3

4.3

100.0

56.5

43.5

Finland

 

1990

41

85

15

 

2

17

61

0

100.0

90.0

10.0

Sweden

 

1990

62

89

11

34.0

0

12.9

43.5

0

 

 

 

United Kingdom (ONS)

(4)

1990

2356

56

44

44.4

1

16.7

61.7

19.6

 

 

 

United Kingdom (DSD)

(4)

1994

1253

75

25

35.8

0.4

26.9

40

8.4

 

 

 

Bulgaria

 

1990

24

83

17

43.2

0

4.7

79.2

12.5

 

 

 

Romania

 

2002

3

100

0

22.0

0

100

0

0

100.0

100.0

0.0

Norway

 

1990

70

74

26

 

0

16

17

0

 

 

 

Notes:

The information refers 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 <14

(2) For Greece the data refer to age <= 20.

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

(4) United Kingdom: (ONS); based on standard definition of Office for National Statistics (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 2005, 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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