People, population and community
Alcohol-related deaths in the UK: registered in 2015
In 2015, there were 8,758 alcohol-related deaths in the UK, an age-standardised rate of 14.2 deaths per 100,000 population.
For the UK as a whole, alcohol-related death rates have not changed in recent years, but the rate in 2015 is still higher than that observed in 1994.
The majority of alcohol-related deaths (65%) in the UK in 2015 were among males.
Deaths registered in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 27 Jan 2017
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 27 January 2017 (week 4) was 12,877; this represents a decrease of 733 deaths registered in comparison with the previous week (week 3).
The average number of deaths for the corresponding week over the previous 5 years was 11,441.
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