Table DRD-3. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU Member States and Norway according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1995 to 2007

Country		1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Belgium		132	137	123	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Bulgaria		19	11	16	21	28	41	24	13	15	26	40	29	52
Czech Republic		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Denmark		214	242	256	243	217	240	221	:	:	:	207	227	:
Germany		1227	1305	1088	1280	1337	1487	1239	1139	1161	1104	1223	1169	:
Estonia		:	:	4	7	22	31	45	86	36	98	57	68	:
Ireland		36	44	78	82	122	113	93	90	96	112	:	:	:
Greece		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Spain		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
France		465	393	228	143	118	247	272	242	231	267	301	305	:
Italy		1231	1369	1097	1068	950	851	698	530	:	:	:	:	:
Cyprus		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Latvia		:	1	5	3	32	42	36	35	12	14	14	17	21
Lithuania		9	23	34	32	37	45	35	33	40	38	32	63	76
Luxembourg		:	:	:	22	14	21	16	12	10	5	12	11	8
Hungary		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	23	19	36	38
Malta		1	2	5	5	5	6	7	8	5	6	8	7	:
Netherlands		70	108	108	110	115	131	144	103	104	127	122	112	99
Austria		:	:	:	119	135	167	153	84	192	185	196	202	186
Poland	(1)	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Portugal		132	114	92	87	60	52	76	34	23	18	9	8	:
Romania		:	:	:	:	:	:	12	3	7	7	6	21	32
Slovenia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	31	23	37	36	:	:
Slovakia		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Finland	(2)	:	107	98	84	119	134	110	97	101	135	126	138	143
Sweden	(3)	70	122	133	138	153	191	162	160	152	135	168	157	:
United Kingdom	(4)	:	1152	1264	1456	1636	1714	2011	1857	1590	1709	1812	1785	:
Croatia		47	33	36	34	48	51	64	52	57	88	84	72	115
Turkey		:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Norway	(5)	:	204	194	282	256	374	405	307	255	303	234	251	:

Notes:

: indicates data not available

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) Data include all cases with post mortem analysis positive for any drug of abuse, which is likely to produce an overestimate compared to selection D.

(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, 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.

(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 2008, taken from national mortality registries.

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Table DRD-3. Number of drug-induced deaths recorded in EU Member States and Norway according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1995 to 2007

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