Drug-related deaths and mortality rates in Europe

AFRICA

AMERICAS

ASIA

EUROPE

OCEANIA

 

Number of drug-related deaths, mortality rates per million persons aged 15-64 years and ranking of drugs as primary cause of death

(2016 or latest year available)

Region/Sub-Region/Country

Source

Year
of
estimate

National
estimate
( Y / N )

Number
of
deaths

Reference
population
(15 - 64)*

Rate**
per million
aged 15-64

Ranking of drugs as primary cause of death

Fatal
drug
overdoses
(%)

Cannabis

Opioids

Cocaine

ATS

Tranqui-
lizers
 and
sedatives

Halluci-
nogens

Solvents
 and
inhalants

Other
substances
not under
international
control

Albania

ARQ

2015

Y

4

2,029,871

1.97

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Andorra

ARQ

2016

Y

1

60,057

16.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Austria

ARQ

2015

Y

215

5,818,133

36.95

 

1

3

4

2

 

 

 

71.16%

Belarus

ARQ

2016

Y

95

6,539,456

14.53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Belgium

ARQ

2013

Y

74

7,278,949

10.17

 

1

3

2

4

 

 

5

 

Belgium

ARQ

2015

N

50

 

 

 

2

3

1

4

 

 

5

100.00%

Bosnia and Herzegovina

ARQ

2012

Y

40

2,561,478

15.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulgaria

ARQ

2015

Y

17

4,731,126

3.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Croatia

ARQ

2015

Y

79

2,808,007

28.13

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

67.09%

Cyprus

ARQ

2015

Y

30

815,845

36.77

1

2

4

5

3

 

 

 

30.00%

Czechia

ARQ

2015

Y

44

7,091,238

6.20

 

2

 

3

1

 

4

 

 

Denmark

ARQ

2015

Y

263

3,646,988

72.11

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

63.50%

Estonia

ARQ

2016

Y

114

848,540

134.35

 

1

 

2

3

 

 

 

 

Finland

ARQ

2014

Y

254

3,490,859

72.76

5

1

4

2

3

 

 

 

53.54%

France

ARQ

2014

Y

147

40,564,759

3.62

2

1

3

4

5

6

7

 

76.19%

Germany

ARQ

2015

Y

1,226

53,734,046

22.82

 

 

1

3

2

 

 

 

80.91%

Gibraltar

ARQ

2008

Y

1

21,374

46.78

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

79.65%

Greece

ARQ

2015

Y

66

7,348,355

8.98

 

1

 

3

2

 

 

 

100.00%

Hungary

ARQ

2015

Y

25

6,659,257

3.75

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

3

100.00%

Iceland

ARQ/Gov.

2012-2016

Y

23

218,626

105.20

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Ireland

ARQ

2014

Y

214

3,074,696

69.60

 

1

 

3

2

5

4

 

100.00%

Italy

ARQ

2016

Y

266

37,846,470

7.03

5

1

2

4

3

 

 

 

100.00%

Latvia

ARQ/Gov

2016

Y

18

1,285,447

14.00

 

3

 

1

 

 

 

2

100.00%

Liechtenstein

ARQ

2016

Y

0

25,670

0.00

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lithuania

ARQ

2016

Y

106

1,932,955

54.84

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Luxembourg

ARQ

2016

Y

5

399,771

12.51

 

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Macedonia (TFYR)

ARQ

2009

Y

23

1,453,092

15.83

 

2

4

3

1

 

 

 

39.13%

Malta

ARQ

2015

Y

8

287,443

27.83

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moldova (Republic of)

ARQ

2014

N

27

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monaco

ARQ

2013

Y

0

20,475

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montenegro

ARQ

2015

Y

14

424,950

32.95

 

1

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

ARQ

2014

Y

123

11,084,541

11.10

 

2

3

 

1

 

 

 

100.00%

Norway

ARQ

2015

Y

289

3,418,094

84.55

3

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Poland

ARQ

2015

Y

225

26,596,072

8.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Portugal

ARQ

2015

Y

54

6,791,229

7.95

 

1

2

3

 

 

 

 

85.19%

Romania

ARQ

2016

N

31

 

 

4

1

4

4

2

 

 

3

61.29%

Russian Federation

Ministry of Health

2016

Y

5,766

99,216,630

58.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serbia

ARQ

2016

Y

40

5,874,467

6.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

77.50%

Slovakia

ARQ

2016

Y

54

3,819,359

14.14

4

2

5

3

1

7

6

 

50.00%

Slovenia

ARQ

2015

Y

32

1,395,413

22.93

4

1

3

2

 

 

 

 

100.00%

Spain

ARQ

2014

Y

1,180

30,973,876

38.10

4

2

3

5

1

6

6

 

65.00%

Sweden

ARQ/UNODC

2015

Y

1,069

6,161,315

173.50

 

1

 

3

2

 

 

 

59.78%

Switzerland

ARQ

2014

Y

134

5,548,723

24.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey

ARQ

2015

Y

590

52,140,380

11.32

 

1

4

2

 

 

5

3

78.64%

Ukraine

ARQ

2016

Y

204

 

 

4

2

 

 

3

1

 

 

62.25%

United Kingdom

ARQ/Gov

2015

Y

3,141

42,046,275

74.70

5

1

3

4

2

 

 

 

 

*   Reference population refers to the population aged 15-64 sourced from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Population Prospects 2015 Revision, or the reference population as specified in the ARQ for sub-populations.

 ** Unless an age breakdown of drug-related deaths is available, rate is calculated using the reported total number of drug-related deaths, based on the assumption that drug-related deaths occur mainly within the 15-64 age bracket.