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Table DRD-2. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU according to national definitions

Part (iv) Total drug-induced deaths under the age of 25 years, 1995–2011

Country		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Belgium		42	37	34	10	23	:	:	:	:	11	16	9	:	17	:	:	:
Bulgaria		4	2	5	9	18	26	16	6	3	11	21	10	22	17	8	3	5
Czech Republic	(1)	:	:	:	:	:	:	39	15	19	15	20	10	12	9	11	11	5
Denmark		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	11	20	14	23	15	12	:
Germany		110	97	115	114	139	124	90	89	251	196	157	162	140	111	107	102	65
Estonia		:	:	1	0	13	15	26	57	16	48	26	30	24	14	26	18	16
Ireland		:	:	:	41	45	41	22	34	31	36	49	42	54	41	31	33	:
Greece	(2)	97	112	126	145	169	119	110	96	131	194	146	104	105	63	25	41	10
Spain	(3)	46	30	34	31	28	20	17	14	4	1	20	10	9	9	10	4	:
Spain	(4)	:	:	:	:	91	98	87	68	56	51	46	38	41	41	31	20	:
France		:	:	:	:	:	33	30	37	43	37	44	32	43	41	44	33	:
Italy		224	270	199	136	124	132	101	59	60	79	60	50	57	57	49	39	40
Cyprus		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	4	3	4	4	1	1	1	1
Latvia		:	0	1	1	16	23	23	19	2	6	5	7	5	5	6	3	2
Lithuania		0	4	6	0	12	16	10	9	16	10	9	13	15	11	6	13	7
Luxembourg		5	6	2	1	3	8	3	4	0	1	3	5	4	2	4	5	1
Hungary		:	14	19	21	21	17	17	:	12	11	5	3	3	7	4	1	4
Malta		0	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	1
Netherlands		:	6	6	13	9	16	14	5	6	7	17	11	7	7	7	6	6
Austria		64	69	50	40	38	52	41	38	57	80	76	91	70	67	57	48	61
Poland		:	:	53	54	48	76	60	75	65	49	56	40	36	47	34	39	:
Portugal		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	4	1	1	1
Romania		:	:	:	:	:	:	6	3	6	5	5	13	12	15	9	9	3
Slovenia		:	:	7	12	9	9	8	10	9	8	10	7	5	8	8	1	3
Slovakia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	11	8	4	6	3	3	3	0
Finland		12	15	13	20	39	49	28	23	26	24	22	36	28	32	25	28	32
Sweden		5	10	12	14	23	37	37	37	26	32	25	23	36	27	44	37	34
United Kingdom (DSD)	(5)	330	337	422	407	411	360	391	410	321	306	249	263	304	319	265	227	187
Croatia		:	:	:	13	18	20	26	18	18	22	10	14	25	18	5	4	3
Turkey		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	1	8	28	20	25	22	24
Norway		:	17	16	27	29	52	71	38	31	39	40	35	38	28	29	25	:
Totals		893	997	1089	1080	1301	1325	1257	1151	1207	1294	1140	1079	1113	1037	856	765	:

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 include also 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 owing to differences of case definition used at national level.

(1) For the Czech Republic, EMCDDA Selection D was used instead of the national definition. National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines, which accounts for most cases.

(2) Data from Greece refers to deaths under the age of 31. Only for years 2000–02 these numbers refer to deaths under the age of 25 years old.

(3) Data refer to the six major cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Sevilla and Bilbao. Between 1997 and 2000 data for Sevilla are not included. In 2003 and 2004 data for Zaragoza are not included.

(4) Data refer to the whole country.

(5) United Kingdom (DSD): Figures from the Drug Strategy Definition (DSD) of drug-induced 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 Methods and Definitions Summary document in this Statistical bulletin. The DSD definition is relatively similar to the EMCDDA definition for general mortality registries(Selection B).

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

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2012, 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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