Alcohol-related deaths in the UK, registered in 2014

Wednesday 03 Feb 2016 @ 10:10
Office for National Statistics

In 2014, there were 8,697 alcohol-related deaths registered in the UK, an age-standardised rate of 14.3 deaths per 100,000 population.

In the UK as a whole, alcohol-related death rates have fallen since peaking in 2008, but the rate in 2014 is still higher than that observed in 1994.

The majority of alcohol-related deaths (65%) in the UK in 2014 were among males.

Alcohol-related death rates were highest among 55 to 64-year-olds in 2014.

For both sexes, Scotland had the highest alcohol-related death rates in 2014. However, Scotland has also seen the fastest decrease in its rates since they peaked in the 2000s.

Alcohol-related death rates for both sexes were significantly higher in the north of England than the south in 2014.

England and Wales are the only UK countries where alcohol-related death rates for females were significantly higher in 2014 than 1994.

View report: http://ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171778_431695.pdf

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