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Alcoholism: Death

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 12 February 2025UIN 27189

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many alcohol related deaths there have been in England in the last 12 months.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

There were 21,912 alcohol-related deaths in England for the 2022 calendar year. This is from the latest available data, published by the Department, and is available at the following link:

https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles/data#page/4/gid/1938132984/pat/159/par/K02000001/ati/15/are/E92000001/iid/93763/age/1/sex/4/cat/-1/ctp/-1/yrr/1/cid/4/tbm/1

The data for 2023 will be published on 4 February 2025.

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