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This statistic displays the total number of drug deaths in the Netherlands in 2022, by type. In that year, there were *** drug-related deaths in the Netherlands. Over half of these deaths were caused by opioids. Cocaine was responsible for another ** deaths.

Rising drug-induced deaths across Europe

From 2010 to 2023, the annual number of drug deaths in the Netherlands increased by over three times, rising from ** to *** deaths per year. The Netherlands is not alone in grappling with drug-related deaths. Across the European Union, there has been a notable increase in drug-induced fatalities over the past decade. In 2022, nearly *** thousand people died from illicit drug overdoses in EU countries, with this number rising to almost thousand when including Norway and Turkey.

Demographics and risk factors

The majority of drug-induced deaths in Europe occur among individuals aged 25 to 44 years, with men being disproportionately affected. In 2023, ** percent of male drug deaths and ** percent of female drug deaths fell within this age group. Notably, opioids play a significant role in drug-related fatalities across Europe, with countries like Denmark, Austria, and Latvia reporting that over ** percent of their drug-related deaths involved opioids.