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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 10 June 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 June 2010. It was answered by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 June 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Alcoholic Drinks: Misuse

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths attributable to alcohol misuse there were (a) nationally, (b) in the East Midlands and (c) in Leicester in each of the last five years.
Answer

The information is shown in the table. It should be noted that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) does not have data for the number of deaths in Leicester.

Number of deaths related to alcohol misuse for East Midlands and England
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
East Midlands 482 505 504 512 582
England 6,036 6,197 6,517 6,544 6,771
Source:
ONS

The ONS definition of alcohol-related deaths only includes those causes regarded as being wholly due to alcohol consumption. It does not include other diseases where alcohol has been shown to be one of a number of causes, such as cancers of the mouth, oesophagus and liver.The definition includes all deaths from chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (excluding biliary cirrhosis), even when alcohol is not specifically mentioned on the death certificate. Apart from deaths due to poisoning with alcohol (accidental, intentional or undetermined), this definition excludes any other external causes of death, such as road traffic and other accidents. The definition allows for consistent comparisons over time for those deaths most clearly associated with alcohol consumption. International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes used in this dataset:"Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol - ICD-10 F10""Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol - ICD-10 G31.2""Alcoholic polyneuropathy - ICD-10 G62.1""Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - ICD-10 142.6""Alcoholic gastritis - ICD-10 K29.2""Alcoholic liver disease - ICD-10 K70""Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified - ICD-10 K73""Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver - ICD-10 K74 (Excluding K74.3-K74.5 - Biliary cirrhosis)""Alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis - ICD-10 K86.0""Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol - ICD-10 X45""Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol - ICD-10 X65""Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent - ICD-10 Y15"Deaths were selected using the final underlying cause of death.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2564; 511 c441-2W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Misuse
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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