Figure DRD-10. Mean age of drug-induced deaths in EU, last year with available data

Country	Mean age in years
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Latvia (2011) (n = 11)	30.0
Estonia (2011) (n = 123)	30.1
Romania (2011) (n = 15)	30.4
Cyprus (2011) (n = 8)	31.4
Bulgaria (2011) (n = 25)	31.5
Luxembourg (2011) (n = 6)	31.5
Austria (2011) (n = 201)	32.0
Hungary (2011) (n = 14)	32.1
Slovenia (2011) (n = 24)	32.8
Lithuania (2011) (n = 45)	33.4
Ireland (2010) (n = 164)	34.1
Czech Republic (2011) (n = 28)	34.6
Malta (2011) (n = 4)	35.0
Croatia (2011) (n = 59)	35.8
Turkey (2011) (n = 104)	35.9
Finland (2011) (n = 197)	36.4
Italy (2011) (n = 362)	36.9
Germany (2011) (n = 986)	37.0
Portugal (2011) (n = 19)	38.0
Slovakia (2011) (n = 16)	38.2
Belgium (2008) (n = 146)	38.3
Spain (2010) (n = 393)	39.0
Norway (2010) (n = 248)	40.4
United Kingdom (DSD) (2011) (n = 2250)	40.8
Poland (2010) (n = 261)	41.2
Sweden (2011) (n = 239)	41.8
Netherlands (2011) (n = 103)	42.0
France (2010) (n = 392)	44.0
Denmark (2010) (n = 204)	44.7
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See also ‘General notes for interpreting data’ on the Explanatory notes and help page.

Notes:

The figure represents data from countries that reported mean age of victims in most recent years.

Information based on ‘national definitions’ as presented in Table DRD-1.

The countries are ordered according to overall average age at death. Note that the mean ages of deaths are based on less than 20 deaths for Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia. Greece did not provide information concerning mean age.

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 (162 cases out of 190).

Data for Portugal is still provisional.

Sources:

Reitox national reports 2012, taken from national mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police).

Country	Mean age in years
Latvia (2011) (n = 11)	30.0
Estonia (2011) (n = 123)	30.1
Romania (2011) (n = 15)	30.4
Cyprus (2011) (n = 8)	31.4
Bulgaria (2011) (n = 25)	31.5
Luxembourg (2011) (n = 6)	31.5
Austria (2011) (n = 201)	32.0
Hungary (2011) (n = 14)	32.1
Slovenia (2011) (n = 24)	32.8
Lithuania (2011) (n = 45)	33.4
Ireland (2010) (n = 164)	34.1
Czech Republic (2011) (n = 28)	34.6
Malta (2011) (n = 4)	35.0
Croatia (2011) (n = 59)	35.8
Turkey (2011) (n = 104)	35.9
Finland (2011) (n = 197)	36.4
Italy (2011) (n = 362)	36.9
Germany (2011) (n = 986)	37.0
Portugal (2011) (n = 19)	38.0
Slovakia (2011) (n = 16)	38.2
Belgium (2008) (n = 146)	38.3
Spain (2010) (n = 393)	39.0
Norway (2010) (n = 248)	40.4
United Kingdom (DSD) (2011) (n = 2250)	40.8
Poland (2010) (n = 261)	41.2
Sweden (2011) (n = 239)	41.8
Netherlands (2011) (n = 103)	42.0
France (2010) (n = 392)	44.0
Denmark (2010) (n = 204)	44.7

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	dlofig3	line	Index (2006 = 100)			68
	dlofig3$	pie			1 135 701 reports (2011)	30
	dlofig4	line	Index (2006 = 100)			68
	dlofig4$	pie			915 541 reports (2011)	30
	dlofig5	line	Index (2006 = 100)			68
	dlofig5$	pie			179 418 reports (2011)	30
	drdfig12a	scatter	Ratio between DRD in 2003 and 2000	Number of DRD in 2000				1
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	drdfig2	column	Proportion of DRD under the age of 25 (%)				600
	drdfig3	line	Mean age in years
	drdfig4	line	Mean age in years
	drdfig5a	line	Index (1990 = 100)
	drdfig5b	line	Index (1996 = 100)
	drdfig6	line	Index (1990 = 100 %)						80,160
	drdfig7a	column	Mortality rate per million
	drdfig7b	column,point	Rate per million
	drdfig8	line	Index (1985 = 100 %)						50,650
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	drdfig9b	line	%
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	eyefig1b	line
	eyefig1c	line							0,
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	gpsfig16	column,column,point	Continuation rates (%)\|LTP All adults$3						0,
	gpsfig17	column	%
	gpsfig21a	line	%						0,
	gpsfig21b	line	%						0,
	gpsfig22	column,column,point	Continuation rates (%)\| LTP All adults$3
	gpsfig23a	line	%
	gpsfig23b	line	%
	gpsfig23c	line	%
	gpsfig23d	line	%						0,
	gpsfig23e	line	%						0,
	hsrfig4	pie			% of prison population in OST	30
	inffig1a	line	New AIDS cases per million population				700		0,
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