Table DRD-2 part (v). Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to national definitions, 1985 to 2003. Total drug-related deaths under the age of 25 years old (1990 to 2003). EU-15 Member States

Country

 

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Belgium

 

15

18

23

34

28

42

37

34

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

11

19

20

Germany

 

87

130

126

102

89

110

97

115

114

139

124

90

89

66

Greece

(1)

36

46

48

53

79

97

112

126

145

169

119

110

96

127

Spain

 

122

151

119

90

67

51

34

34

32

28

20

19

18

 

France

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

17

29

26

40

19

Ireland

 

5

3

3

6

7

15

19

36

32

35

33

12

 

 

Italy

 

334

402

322

206

203

224

270

199

136

124

132

101

58

51

Luxembourg

 

2

6

6

9

9

5

6

2

1

3

8

3

4

0

Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

6

13

9

16

14

5

6

Austria

 

15

21

55

83

74

64

69

50

40

38

52

41

38

57

Portugal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38

37

49

30

13

21

Finland

 

7

6

5

3

7

12

15

13

20

39

49

28

23

26

Sweden

 

8

4

4

7

13

5

10

12

14

21

38

29

28

 

United Kingdom (ONS)

(2)

393

405

432

477

552

542

620

623

598

568

516

542

508

 

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

16

27

29

52

69

38

 

Total EU-15 and Norway

 

1024

1192

1143

1070

1128

1167

1312

1266

1235

1256

1260

1125

977

 

EU-15 Member States Corrected index

(3)

100

116.4

111.6

104.5

110.2

114.0

125.9

121.5

115.5

117.5

115.7

103.3

90.8

(92.7)

Notes:     

Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in case definition and recording methods.

The national definitions used to report to the EMCDDA and the methods used are described in [Methods and definitions - drug-related deaths].

National definitions usually refer to acute deaths directly related to drug consumption ("overdoses", "poisonings" or "drug-induced"). Note that, in a few countries, the figures include also a limited number of cases of deaths indirectly related to drug use (e.g. AIDS, accidents with positive toxicology). See [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths] with national definitions. Note in addition that in some countries, statistics published at national level may differ of those presented here for differences of case definition used at national level.

(1) Data from Greece refers to deaths under the age of 31. Only for years 2000-2002 these numbers refer to deaths under the age of 25 years old.

(2) United Kingdom (ONS): Definition used by Office for National Statistics (ONS) as data allow completion of the whole series.

(3) Corrected Index: 1990=100.

A few countries did not provide data for some years (see table). To correct this situation, the computation method used is defined in the report ["European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2001). Co-ordination of the implementation of the EMCDDA standard guidelines on the drug-related deaths in the EU Member States, and the collection and analysis of information on drug-related deaths"], Project CT.99.RTX.04, Co-ordinated by the Trimbos Institute. Lisbon: EMCDDA.

For 2003 the index is provisional, computed on the basis of the countries that provided data both for 2002 and 2003.

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