Drug-related deaths in the EU from 2013 to 2021

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Juliette Gagliardi,
Jan 29, 2024

Between 2013 and 2021, there was an overall increase in drug-induced deaths in Europe. In particular, when considering EU countries, almost 6.2 thousand people died overdosing from illicit drugs in 2021. When considering also Norway and Turkey, this figure increased to 6,677 deaths.

This statistics depicts the number of drug-induced deaths in the EU between 2013 and 2021.

Number of drug-induced deaths in the EU between 2013 and 2021

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Release date

June 2023

Region

Norway, Turkey, United Kingdom, EU

Survey time period

2013 to 2021

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

Data prior 2020 from earlier publications by the source.

Between 2013 and 2018, the number of drug-induced deaths in the United Kingdom (UK) was deducted from both the EU and EU+2 datasets.

The term "EU+2" includes EU member adding data for Turkey and Norway. 

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