Drug-related deaths

These tables report the number of drug-related deaths recorded in the EU countries according to national definitions of 'drug-related deaths'. Tables DRDeath-1 and DRDeath-2 deal with data supplied by each of the countries who were EU members at the beginning of 2004, whilst DRDeath-3 shows separately the data supplied by newer EU and other countries.

The recorded characteristics of the deceased, reported in Table DRDeath-1, are the mean age at death and the percentages of those aged less than 25, aged 35 or more, with known toxicology, and with opiates reported in the toxicology. The information is presented for the most recent year available and, as comparison, for 1990 or nearest reported year.

Table DRDeath-1. Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-related deaths

Table DRDeath-1 Part (i) 2002 or last year with available information
Table DRDeath-1 Part (ii) 1990 or closest year with available information

Table DRDeath-2 reports the total number of drug-related deaths recorded in each country in each year from 1985 onwards, with an indexed time series, and also the numbers of drug-related deaths from1990 onwards by gender. Table DRDeath-3 shows similar information from 1990 onwards for the newer EU Member States and other countries.

Table DRDeath-2. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in EU Member States (15 members up to 2004) according to national definitions, 1985-2002

Table DRDeath-2 Part (i) Total drug-related deaths 1985 onwards
Table DRDeath-2 Part (ii) Male drug-related deaths 1990 to 2002
Table DRDeath-2 Part (iii) Female drug-related deaths 1990 to 2002
Table DRDeath-2 Part (iv) Sources

Table DRDeath-3. Number of acute drug-related deaths recorded in the new EU and other countries according to national definitions, 1990-2002

Table DRDeath-3 Part (i) Total drug-related deaths
Table DRDeath-3 Part (ii) Male and female drug-related deaths