Table DRD-2. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to national definitions – Part (iii) Female drug-related deaths, 1990 to 2004

Country

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

12

19

14

39

30

37

29

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

51

54

57

50

89

85

Denmark

 

 

35

46

44

44

48

46

51

40

38

50

47

36

48

64

Germany

 

264

329

332

298

264

254

238

250

258

294

318

289

237

231

204

Estonia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

4

6

6

5

5

 

Greece

 

7

5

9

8

11

14

20

23

29

20

19

21

17

18

18

Spain

(1)

67

70

68

45

52

57

56

48

37

38

38

44

26

 

 

France

 

62

72

86

91

91

70

57

43

18

24

20

11

21

14

13

Ireland

 

1

0

3

2

1

5

8

12

21

23

28

25

21

 

 

Italy

 

120

136

100

107

61

113

138

88

96

105

85

88

41

78

31

Cyprus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

0

0

1

3

2

7

1

3

Lithuania

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

6

8

8

5

6

5

4

7

5

Luxembourg

 

2

1

3

3

5

5

4

3

1

2

7

3

2

2

3

Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

8

8

6

7

5

 

6

6

Malta

 

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

0

1

Netherlands

 

10

10

15

15

20

19

25

20

16

20

27

32

24

25

20

Austria

 

6

11

21

22

25

29

26

23

15

34

35

22

25

30

38

Poland

 

56

72

73

78

61

64

56

88

96

113

129

110

138

90

 

Portugal

 

9

 

21

11

18

19

18

8

39

36

38

27

21

11

16

Slovenia

 

0

1

1

0

0

1

2

3

4

2

5

1

7

8

9

Slovakia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Finland

 

6

4

10

9

8

14

45

30

23

32

25

32

28

25

39

Sweden

 

7

10

11

17

13

14

24

17

24

23

31

22

24

32

 

United Kingdom (ONS)

(2)

1033

974

1067

1049

1052

1095

1075

1103

1137

1065

1074

1073

1025

1004

 

Bulgaria

 

4

1

2

0

1

2

0

2

6

6

3

6

2

2

5

Romania

(3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

0

1

0

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

30

50

57

63

66

60

45

 

Totals

 

1666

1750

1882

1838

1757

1862

1919

1885

1965

2000

2072

1996

1823

1772

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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 with national 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) as data allow completion of the whole series.

(3) 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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