Table DRD-3. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection B', 1990 to 2003

Country

 

National definition

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Belgium

 

Sel. B

50

63

64

123

122

132

137

123

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark

 

 

123

169

166

187

284

214

242

257

241

217

240

240

 

 

Germany

 

 

1077

1582

1619

1347

1308

1227

1305

1088

1280

1337

1487

1239

 

 

Estonia

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

7

22

31

45

86

 

France

 

 

271

316

413

430

451

445

377

204

184

193

139

 

 

 

Ireland

 

 

7

9

15

20

19

36

44

78

82

122

113

93

 

 

Italy

 

 

1327

1460

1319

967

1033

1231

1369

1097

1068

950

851

698

 

 

Latvia

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

14

17

41

50

43

43

12

Lithuania

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

9

23

34

32

37

45

35

33

40

Luxembourg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

14

21

16

10

 

Hungary

 

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

47

31

42

38

40

 

32

Netherlands

 

Sel. B

70

80

75

75

87

70

108

108

110

115

131

144

103

104

Malta

 

Sel. B

 

3

6

1

9

1

2

5

5

5

6

7

8

5

Austria

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portugal

 

 

31

46

95

89

131

129

109

90

85

59

52

51

10

  

Slovenia

 

 

1

3

4

5

3

7

12

14

20

12

17

27

31

23

Finland

(2)

Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

107

98

84

119

134

110

97

101

Sweden

(3)

Sel. B

62

62

66

83

86

70

122

132

138

153

191

162

160

 

United Kingdom

(4)

Approx Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

1370

1428

1640

1780

1945

1827

1815

 

Bulgaria

 

 

24

10

8

9

8

19

11

16

21

28

41

24

13

15

Romania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

3

7

Norway

(5)

Approx Sel. B

 

 

 

 

 

 

204

194

282

256

374

405

307

 

Total

 

 

3043

3803

3850

3336

3541

3590

5399

4837

5067

5246

5532

4813

2412

 

Notes: 

See: [Methods and definitions – drug-related deaths], the EMCDDA definitions.    

Absolute numbers from different countries are not directly comparable since differences remain in quality of recording methods. 

(1) Data for Austria is under review.     

(2) From 2002, the full Selection B has been used. 

(3) T40.4 code (other synthetic narcotics) is not included in the Swedish extraction.

(4) Selection B is approximate to the national definition Drug Strategy Definition, that includes similar drugs to Selection B, except dextropropoxyphene, dihydrocodeine and codeine.

(5) Selection B is approximate to the national definition, which does not include "intentional poisoning" (ICD - 10 codes: X61, X62). 

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