Table DRD-2. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to national definitions – Part (i) Total drug-related deaths, 1985 to 2004

Country

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

 

 

17

33

26

50

63

64

123

122

132

137

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117

135

145

167

115

222

241

Denmark

 

150

109

140

135

123

115

188

208

210

271

274

268

278

251

239

247

258

252

245

275

Germany

 

324

348

442

620

991

1491

2125

2099

1738

1624

1565

1712

1501

1674

1812

2030

1835

1513

1477

1385

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

7

22

31

45

86

36

 

Greece

 

10

28

56

62

72

66

79

79

78

146

176

222

232

245

265

304

321

259

217

240

Spain

(1)

140

151

226

327

426

444

553

536

421

367

373

381

321

271

258

254

240

204

 

 

France

 

172

185

228

236

318

350

411

499

454

564

465

393

228

143

118

119

107

97

89

69

Ireland

 

20

6

5

11

8

7

9

15

20

19

36

44

78

82

122

113

93

90

 

 

Italy

 

242

292

543

809

974

1161

1383

1217

888

867

1195

1566

1160

1080

1002

1016

825

516

429

441

Cyprus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

3

32

42

36

35

12

14

Lithuania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

23

34

32

37

45

35

33

40

38

Luxembourg

 

1

3

5

4

8

11

17

17

15

29

22

17

9

16

17

26

18

11

14

13

Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

47

31

42

38

40

 

32

34

Malta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

6

1

9

1

2

5

5

5

6

7

8

5

6

Netherlands

 

57

68

54

51

56

70

80

75

75

87

70

108

108

110

115

131

144

103

104

127

Austria

 

 

 

 

 

40

43

71

129

156

173

170

191

136

109

128

167

139

139

163

185

Poland

 

 

 

 

 

 

155

213

199

211

185

175

179

253

235

292

310

294

324

277

 

Portugal

 

 

18

22

33

52

82

121

156

115

143

198

232

235

337

369

318

280

156

152

156

Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

6

5

3

7

13

15

21

24

21

22

38

32

40

Slovakia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Finland

 

 

 

16

11

23

41

34

27

26

35

51

107

98

84

119

134

110

97

101

135

Sweden

 

 

 

70

55

56

62

62

66

83

86

70

122

133

138

153

191

162

160

152

 

United Kingdom (ONS)

(2)

2260

2341

2316

2342

2238

2356

2374

2628

2654

2861

3035

3221

3344

3411

3485

3517

3473

3297

2964

 

United Kingdom (DSD)

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1253

1353

1531

1566

1748

1912

2011

1983

1972

1718

 

Bulgaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

10

8

9

8

19

11

16

21

28

41

24

13

15

26

Romania

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

3

7

4

Norway

 

45

44

43

48

45

70

88

104

93

124

143

195

185

274

237

360

368

291

204

 

Totals

 

3421

3593

4183

4777

5456

6599

7889

8138

7375

7723

8186

9197

8548

8697

9056

9606

9055

7840

6989

 

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 also include 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 from those presented here as a result of differences in case definition used at national level.

(1) Data refers to the five major cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza and Bilbao.

(2) United Kingdom (ONS): Definition used by Office for National Statistics (ONS). Only this figures from the United Kingdom (and not the DSD figures) are included in the 'Totals' for the EU

(3) United Kingdom (DSD): Figures from the Drug Strategy Definition (DSD) of drug-related 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 DSD definition is relatively similar to the EMCDDA definition for General Mortality Registries ('Selection B'); in 2001 for UK the DSD computes 1983 cases and EMCDDA Selection B 1827 cases; for 2002 DSD computes 1972 cases and the Selection B 1815; for 2003 DSD computes 1718 and the EMCDDA Selection B 1416.

(4) Data refers only to Bucharest.

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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