Latest Alcohol Concern Statistics

• In the UK, in 2014 there were 8,697 alcohol-related deaths
• Alcohol is 10% of the UK burden of disease and death, making alcohol one of the three biggest lifestyle risk factors for disease and death in the UK, after smoking and obesity
• An estimated 7.5 million people are unaware of the damage their drinking could be causing
• Alcohol-related harm costs England around £21bn per year, with £3.5bn to the NHS, £11bn tackling alcohol-related crime and £7.3bn from lost workdays and productivity costs
• Alcohol was 61% more affordable in 2013 than it was in 1980
• In England and Wales, 63% of all alcohol-related deaths in 2012 were caused by alcoholic liver disease
• Alcohol-related crime in the UK is estimated to cost between £8bn and £13bn per year
• There were 8,270 casualties of drink driving accidents in the UK in 2013, including 240 fatalities and 1,100 people who suffered serious injury

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