Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK 1994-2021

This statistic shows the total number of alcohol-specific deaths in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1994 to 2021. The annual number of alcohol-specific deaths in the UK has generally been increasing over the provided time interval, and reached a new high in 2021 at over 9.6 thousand deaths.

Total alcohol-specific deaths in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1994 to 2021

Characteristic	Deaths
2021	9,641
2020	8,974
2019	7,565
2018	7,551
2017	7,697
2016	7,327
2015	7,006
2014	7,002
2013	6,791
2012	6,669
2011	7,179
2010	7,069
2009	6,910
2008	7,347
2007	6,960
2006	6,938
2005	6,622
2004	6,386
2003	6,255
2002	5,915
2001	5,701
2000	6,884
1999	6,721
1998	6,369
1997	5,976
1996	5,406
1995	5,029
1994	4,525

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1994 to 2021

Supplementary notes

The National Statistics definition of alcohol-specific deaths includes conditions that are wholly attributable to alcohol, based on codes from the International Classification of Diseases (10th Revision; ICD-10).

Figures for 2002 to 2010 have been revised in light of the 2011 Census populations.

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