Table DRDeath-1. Summary of characteristics of the deceased in drug-related deaths. Part (i) 2002 or last year with available information

Country	Year	No. of DRD	% Male	Mean age	% Aged <25	% Aged 35+ ⁽¹⁾	% Known toxicology	% Opiate	% Without opiates ⁽²⁾
Belgium	1997	123	79	34.2	28	34	75	99	1
Denmark	2002	252	86	38	8	66	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Germany	2002	1513	84	32	19	63	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Greece	2002	259	93	n.a.	37	22	100	98.8	1.2
Spain	2002	232	88	35.5	8	56	97.8	83.7	16.3
France	2002	97	78	31.1	27	32	83.5	65.4	34.6
Ireland	2001	88	75	37.2	14	45	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Italy	2002	516	92	33.4	11	47	34.9	91.7	8.3
Luxembourg	2002	11	82	31.2	36	27	100	100	0
Netherlands	2001	103	81	n.a.	11	60	n.a.	49.5	50.5
Austria	2002	139	82	31.9	27	39	100	98	2
Portugal	2002	156	87	33	4	33	100	70.5	29.5
Finland	2001	63	83	n.a.	38	35	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Sweden	2001	162	86	35	17	48	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
U.K. (England + Wales) ONS ⁽³⁾	2001	2898	70	40	15	55	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
U.K. (N. Ireland) ONS ⁽³⁾	2001	24	75	45.5	4	75	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
U.K. (Scotland) ONS ⁽³⁾	2001	551	66	37	20	48	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
U.K. (England + Wales) DSD	2001	1623	81	35	18	41	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
U.K. (N. Ireland) DSD	2001	23	74	46.3	4	74	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
U.K. (Scotland) DSD	2001	332	80	33	24	34	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Norway	2001	368	82	34	19	45	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Notes:
n.a.: data not available.
The information refers to the last year for which information on the deceased's characteristics was available.
Figures per country per year are presented in [Table DRDeaths-2 Part (i)].
Toxicology is computed as valid percentages, over the cases with known toxicology. The computation basis for toxicology should be obtained by (No. of DRD) x (% known toxicology).
⁽¹⁾ For Germany 2002, the data refer to age 30+. For Greece 2002, the data for consistency with 1990 are (age 30+, 38%).
⁽²⁾ For the Netherlands, 2001, some cases "without opiates" refer to "other and unspecified narcotic/psychodysleptics", which might contain cases with opiates, and to cases due to cocaine.
⁽³⁾ United Kingdom: (ONS); based on standard definition of Office for National Statistics (DSD); based on definition developed for the Drug Strategy. See [Methods and definitions - Drug-related deaths].

Associated graphic:
The proportion of people over 35 years among victims of acute drug-related deaths in the EU countries in 1990 and in 2001/2 [Figure10OL] .

Sources: Reitox national reports 2003, taken from national mortality registries or special registries (forensic or police). Based on "national definitions" as presented in [Methods and definitions - Drug-related deaths].

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