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15/08/2005
Alcohol-related deaths rise in UK
The number of alcohol-related deaths is rising in the UK, with some parts of the country reporting an almost 50% increase within four years.
The figures, compiled by the Office of National Statistics and released in response to a parliamentary question by the Liberal Democrats, showed an increase of 18.4% in alcohol-related deaths across England and Wales, from 2000.
According to the ONS figures, there were 5,525 deaths related to alcohol in 2000, compared to 6,544 in 2004. The figures relate to deaths where alcohol was the primary cause, such as alcohol poisoning and liver disease.
The area with the biggest increase in alcohol-related deaths was Yorkshire and the Humber, where the figures rose by 46.5%. In the North East, the number of deaths increased by over a quarter (28.4%), while the West Midlands, the North West and Wales, all reported increases of over a fifth, at 24.2%, 24.1% and 21.4%, respectively.
However, alcohol-related deaths in London dropped by 4.2% between 2000 and 2004, the ONS reported.
The figures were released as the government prepares to relax licensing laws, allowing 24-hour drinking from November this year. The government hopes that the new legislation will cut down on binge drinking and encourage a more ‘continental’ style of drinking culture.
However, Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone described the ONS figures as “deeply worrying”. She said: “The government must address the underlying reasons why people are drinking themselves literally to death.
“I am worried that the proposed change to licensing laws will add to this startling increase in drink-related deaths.”
(KMcA/SP)
The figures, compiled by the Office of National Statistics and released in response to a parliamentary question by the Liberal Democrats, showed an increase of 18.4% in alcohol-related deaths across England and Wales, from 2000.
According to the ONS figures, there were 5,525 deaths related to alcohol in 2000, compared to 6,544 in 2004. The figures relate to deaths where alcohol was the primary cause, such as alcohol poisoning and liver disease.
The area with the biggest increase in alcohol-related deaths was Yorkshire and the Humber, where the figures rose by 46.5%. In the North East, the number of deaths increased by over a quarter (28.4%), while the West Midlands, the North West and Wales, all reported increases of over a fifth, at 24.2%, 24.1% and 21.4%, respectively.
However, alcohol-related deaths in London dropped by 4.2% between 2000 and 2004, the ONS reported.
The figures were released as the government prepares to relax licensing laws, allowing 24-hour drinking from November this year. The government hopes that the new legislation will cut down on binge drinking and encourage a more ‘continental’ style of drinking culture.
However, Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone described the ONS figures as “deeply worrying”. She said: “The government must address the underlying reasons why people are drinking themselves literally to death.
“I am worried that the proposed change to licensing laws will add to this startling increase in drink-related deaths.”
(KMcA/SP)
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