Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK

In 2019, there were 7,565 deaths registered in the UK that related to alcohol-specific causes, the second highest since the data time series began in 2001.
The 2019 age-standardised alcohol-specific death rate was 11.8 deaths per 100,000 people, remaining stable with no significant change since last year.
Since the beginning of the data time series in 2001, rates of alcohol-specific deaths for males have consistently been more than double those for females (16.1 and 7.8 deaths per 100,000 registered in 2019 respectively).
Alcohol-specific death rates were highest among those aged 55 to 59 years and 60 to 64 years for both men and women in 2019.
Northern Ireland and Scotland had the highest rates of alcohol-specific death in 2019 (18.8 and 18.6 deaths per 100,000 people respectively).
Since 2001, the alcohol-specific death rate has risen significantly for both men and women in England and in Northern Ireland.

Rates of alcohol-specific d...

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