Notes:
(1) The figure for 2003 is provisional.
The coutries included are Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Slovenia and Bulgaria.
Index: 1996 = 100. Numbers of cases per country per year are presented in [Table DRD-2 part (ii)] in the 2005 statistical bulletin.
It is important to remember that the index has been computed using data from a limited number of countries. Also tnote that the Czech Republic and Estonia account for a substantial proportion of victims younger than 25.
Estonia account for a substantial proportion of victims younger than 25.
Estonia did not provide data for 1996 and 2003, Hungary for 2002 and Czech Republic for 1996 to 2000. The computation method is detailed in EMCDDA (2001).
Sources:
Reitox national reports (2004), taken from general mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police), basend on national definitions as presented in [Table DRD-6] in the 2005 statistical bulletin.