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Table DRD-3. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU and Norway according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1995–2011

Country19951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Belgium13213712348113::::7410586:146:::
Bulgaria1911162128412413152640295274384125
Czech Republic::::24233113181419191924332922
Denmark214242256243217240221:::207227214208222204:
Germany1227130510881280133714871239113911611104122311691284132612761205:
Estonia::4722314586369857688167133101123
Ireland36447882122113939096112:::::::
Greece:::::::::::::::::
Spain::::609604:536579480316204217165160163:
France465393228143118247272242231267301305333374365392:
Italy1231136910971068950851698530:::::::::
Cyprus:::::::::::::::::
Latvia:1533242363512141417202419711
Lithuania923343237453533403832:7661685145
Luxembourg:::2214211612105121187986
Hungary:::::::::2319363830332017
Malta125556785687118654
Netherlands701081081101151311441031041271221129912913994103
Austria:::11913516715384192185196202186221223207237
Poland:::::::::::::::::
Portugal:::::::3423209121420272610
Romania:::::::::::::::::
Slovenia::131923192126222536264236282524
Slovakia:::::::::::::::::
Finland(1):107988411913411097101135126138143169175156197
Sweden(2)70122133138157194204203188170186172232241267272239
United Kingdom(3):1152125814551644170719951863159516911812180019722231209219301785
Croatia47333634485164525788847211587617359
Turkey:::::::::::::::::
Norway:204194282256374405307255303234251275263285248:
 

Notes:

See: Drug-related deaths — methods and definitions, the EMCDDA definitions.

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

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

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

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

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

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2012, taken from national mortality registries.

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