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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Social trends: alcohol, recycling and births
By Caroline Gammell

09/04/2008


Alcohol-related deaths: Number has doubled since 1991

The number of alcohol-related deaths in the UK more than doubled between 1991 and 2006, the ONS said.

The figure was particularly startling among men, with the number of deaths rising from 9.1 to 18.3 per 100,000, compared with 5.0 to 8.8 per 100,000 in women. For both men and women, the age group with the highest death rate was between 55 and 74.

Between 2002 and 2004, Scotland had the highest rates of alcohol deaths for men and women in all age groups, while Yorkshire, Humber and the East Midlands had the lowest rates.
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