Number of alcohol units consumed in England 2021, by gender and age

In 2021, men in England aged between 65 and 74 years consumed on average 15.9 units of alcohol per week, and women in the same age group drank on average 8.5 units per week. It is recommended that men and women should not regularly exceed fourteen units of alcohol in a week. For example, fourteen units of alcohol is equivalent to six pints of four percent beer.

Correlation in hospital admissions

The age group 65 to 74 years had one of the highest amount of hospital admissions in England due to alcohol consumption, with over 42 thousand men and 15 thousand women admitted to hospital.

Increase of alcohol-related deaths

In 2020, there were almost nine thousand alcohol-related deaths in the UK. Since 1994 the number of alcohol-related deaths in the UK has been increasing. Additionally, the number of deaths among men due to alcohol is consistently higher than in women in the UK in the last 25 years. In the UK, Scotland has the highest death rate due to alcohol among both genders.