Alcohol-related deaths in UK hit record high of 10,473
Alcohol-related deaths in UK hit record high of 10,473
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Men are more than twice as likely as women to die as a result of excess alcohol consumption, statistics show. Alcohol-related deaths in the UK have hit a new record high, with 10,473 people dying in 2023 as a result of heavy drinking, statistics have revealed. That is an increase on the 10,048 deaths which the Office for National Statistics recorded across the four countries of the UK during 2022, the first time more than 10,000 such fatalities had occurred.
Men are more than twice as likely as women to die as a result of excess alcohol consumption, continuing a long-established trend. Scotland and Northern Ireland had higher rates of alcohol-related deaths than England or Wales, the ONS’s latest annual statistics show. Within England, the north-east had the highest rate – 25.7 deaths per 100,000 people – and the east of England the lowest rate, 11.5 deaths per 100,000 people.
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