Number of alcohol-specific deaths at record high
by Ella Pickover
Apr 22, 2024
3 minutes
The number of deaths specifically caused by alcohol across the UK has reached a record high, according to new figures.
Deaths which occur as a direct consequence of alcohol misuse increased rapidly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and the latest figures show a “continuation of that trend”, experts said.
In 2022 these deaths were around a third higher compared with 2019, the year before the pandemic.
There were 10,048 deaths from alcohol-specific causes in the UK in 2022, the highest number on record, (ONS) said.
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