Press Release - Liver disease killing over 40% more young people

21 November 2008

Over 40% more young people aged 25-29 have been killed by liver disease than in the previous year, according to statistics released by the Office for National Statistics, says the British Liver Trust today. Liver disease remains one of the top five killer diseases and the only one still on the rise. The figures, just released for the year 2006, also show an increase in deaths from alcoholic liver disease of almost 7% - to 4,450. There is also more confirmation of the worsening picture with increased deaths from liver disease overall, up by 5.7% to 7,281. With liver cancer and other liver-related conditions included, 38 people die of liver disease each day. . . . . . Read Full Release _____________________________________________________________________________________________