Figure DRD-12. Changes in numbers and ratio of drug-induced deaths in the EU Member States, Croatia and Norway [see all figures in this series...]

Part (i) Changes between 2000 and 2003

Notes:

Squares above the line represent an increase while squares below the line represent decreases.

Number of cases per country per year are presented in Table DRD-2.

In some countries, the ‘national definitions’ include a limited number of cases of deaths indirectly related to drug use. See Methodological notes in the Statistical bulletin.

Related links:

Statistical bulletin 2007: Figure DRD-12 part (i)

Statistical bulletin 2008: Figure DRD-12 part (i)

Statistical bulletin 2009: Figure DRD-12 part (i)

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

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2009, taken from general mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police). Based on national definitions as presented in methods and definitions for DRD ‘Definitions of acute drug-related deaths in EU Member States’, as used in the EMCDDA Annual report and reported in Reitox national reports.