Table DRD-3. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States, Norway and candidate countries according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1990 to 2004

Country

National Definition

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Belgium

 

Sel. B

50

63

64

123

122

132

137

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark

 

 

123

169

166

187

284

214

242

257

241

217

240

240

 

 

 

Germany

 

 

1077

1582

1619

1347

1308

1227

1305

1088

1280

1337

1487

1239

1139

1161

 

Estonia

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

7

22

31

45

86

36

 

Spain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

942

923

609

604

 

536

 

 

France

 

 

271

316

413

430

451

445

377

204

184

193

138

155

 

 

 

Ireland

 

Sel. B

7

9

15

20

19

36

44

78

82

122

113

93

90

 

 

Italy

 

 

1327

1460

1319

967

1033

1231

1369

1097

1068

950

851

698

530

 

 

Latvia

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

5

3

32

42

36

35

12

14

Lithuania

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

9

23

34

32

37

45

35

33

40

38

Luxembourg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

14

21

16

12

10

5

Hungary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

Malta

 

Sel. B

 

3

6

1

9

1

2

5

5

5

6

7

8

5

6

Netherlands

 

Sel. B

70

80

75

75

87

70

108

108

110

115

131

144

103

104

127

Austria

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119

135

167

153

84

192

185

Portugal

 

 

31

49

95

90

134

132

114

92

87

60

52

76

34

23

18

Slovenia

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

32

40

Finland

(2)

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

98

84

119

134

110

97

101

135

Sweden

(3)

Sel. B

62

62

66

83

86

70

122

133

138

153

191

162

160

152

 

United Kingdom

(4)

Approx Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

1370

1428

1640

1780

1945

1827

1815

1416

 

Romania

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

3

7

4

Norway

(5)

Approx Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

204

194

282

256

374

405

307

223

 

Totals

 

 

3018

3793

3838

3323

3533

3567

5525

5890

6307

6156

6572

5453

5110

3514

 

Notes:

See: Drug related deaths – methods and definitions – see the EMCDDA definitions.

Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in quality of recording methods.

(1) Data for Austria is under review

(2) From 2002, the full Selection B has been used

(3) T40.4 code (other synthetic narcotics, which includes mainly dextropropoxyphene) is not included in the Swedish extraction

(4) Here it is presented data for full Selection B. The national ‘Drug Strategy Definition’ is similar to Selection B, but excluding cases with only dextropropoxyphene, dihydrocodeine and codeine.

(5) Selection B is approximate to the national definition, which does not include 'intentional poisoning' (ICD - 10 codes: X61, X62)

See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2005, taken from national mortality registries.

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