Table DRD-4. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (25 members and candidates) according to EMCDDA standard definition 'Selection D', 1990 to 2003

Country

 

National definition

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Czech Republic

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61

79

80

84

44

55

Denmark

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

201

198

Greece

 

Sel. D

66

79

79

78

146

176

222

232

245

265

304

321

259

202

Spain

(2)

Approx Sel. D

278

181

222

235

287

304

311

246

233

232

240

224

231

 

France

(3)

Approx Sel. D

 

 

 

 

 

 

351

184

113

85

98

101

82

79

Italy

 

Sel. D

1161

1383

1217

888

867

1195

1566

1160

1080

1002

1016

825

516

429

Latvia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52

51

54

 

Lithuania

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

23

23

19

31

Luxembourg

 

 

11

17

17

15

29

22

17

9

16

17

26

18

11

 

Malta

 

 

 

3

8

1

9

2

3

5

6

4

5

8

5

5

Austria

 

Sel. D

43

71

129

156

173

170

191

136

109

128

167

139

139

163

Portugal

 

 

82

121

156

115

143

198

232

235

337

369

318

280

156

 

Slovenia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

20

18

21

Finland

 

 

18

25

23

13

23

30

31

42

51

87

96

60

66

67

Bulgaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

33

56

Norway

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132

184

177

270

220

327

338

210

172

Total

 

 

1659

1880

1851

1501

1677

2229

3108

2426

2521

2511

2760

2571

2044

 

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) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines, which accounts for most cases (167 cases out of 222).

(2) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines but this accounts only for 1 case in 2002.

(3) National definition includes also poisoning by psychoactive medicines but this accounts only for 10 cases in 2003.

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