Table DRD-5. Mortality due to drug-related deaths in European countries, in all adults and adults aged 15 to 39 years (total and males) – Part (i) Population mortality rates, 2004 or last year with available information

Country

Year

Number of DRD: 2004 or last year available

Population mortality rates (DRD/million population)

Total

Aged
15-64

Aged
15-39

Males
aged 15-39

Entire Population

Aged
15-64

Aged
15-39

Males
aged 15-39

Belgium

 

1997

123

112

92

80

11.9

16.5

26.7

45.8

Czech Republic

 

2004

241

212

98

74

23.6

29.5

26.0

38.5

Denmark

 

2004

275

274

158

127

51.1

76.7

88.9

140.8

Germany

 

2004

1385

1366

978

834

16.8

24.5

35.6

59.2

Estonia

 

2003

36

36

31

29

26.5

39.3

64.5

120.4

Greece

 

2004

240

240

214

199

21.8

32.1

53.3

96.2

Spain

(1)

2002

204

198

139

 

4.9

6.9

8.7

0.0

France

 

2004

69

69

57

45

1.2

1.8

2.8

4.4

Ireland

 

2002

90

87

63

54

22.7

32.3

40.3

68.7

Italy

 

2004

441

441

335

311

7.7

11.5

17.1

31.4

Cyprus

 

2004

14

14

12

11

19.6

29.1

45.3

84.3

Latvia

 

2004

14

14

11

8

6.0

8.8

13.2

19.1

Lithuania

 

2004

38

37

31

28

11.0

15.9

24.6

44.3

Luxembourg

 

2004

13

13

10

7

29.0

43.2

63.2

87.7

Hungary

 

2004

34

34

29

24

3.4

4.9

8.1

13.2

Malta

 

2004

6

5

5

4

15.1

18.4

36.2

56.5

The Netherlands

 

2004

127

122

65

59

7.8

11.1

11.6

20.8

Austria

 

2004

185

182

149

122

22.8

33.0

52.4

84.9

Poland

 

2003

277

250

155

119

7.2

9.4

10.8

16.4

Portugal

 

2004

156

127

90

79

15.0

18.1

23.7

41.6

Slovenia

 

2004

40

39

31

25

20.0

27.8

42.6

67.2

Slovakia

 

2004

23

22

22

18

4.3

5.8

10.4

16.8

Finland

 

2004

135

127

77

66

25.9

36.5

46.2

77.6

Sweden

 

2003

152

149

84

64

17.0

25.7

29.0

43.3

United Kingdom (ONS)

 

2003

2964

2646

1653

1254

49.9

67.9

81.2

123.0

United Kingdom (DSD)

 

2003

1718

1615

1177

968

28.9

41.4

57.8

94.9

Bulgaria

 

2004

26

26

22

20

3.3

4.8

8.0

14.3

Romania

 

2004

4

4

4

4

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.9

Norway

 

2003

204

200

123

96

44.8

67.4

79.4

121.8

Notes:

The calculations of population mortality rates are based on 2003 population sizes as reported by Eurostat.

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) In Spain the population included is that corresponding to the coverage of information on drug-related deaths (five cities)

(2) For Portugal the age groups 15 to 39 and 15 to 64 should be interpreted as 20 to 39 and 20 to 45+

It is important to underline that comparisons of population rates should be made with extreme caution since there are still some differences in case definitions and quality of reporting may be different.

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.

Populations and total numbers of death for the EU countries are extracted from Eurostat, for the last year available.

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