The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 7 January 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths from an alcohol-related cause took place in (a) each country of the UK, (b) each region of England and (c) Darlington in each of the last 10 years. (175157)
The table attached provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause in (a) each country of the United Kingdom, (b) each government office region in England, and (c) Darlington unitary authority, from 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available).
Table 1: Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause of death1, constituent countries of the United Kingdom, Government office regions in England, and Darlington unitary authority2,1997 to 20063Deaths (persons)Area1997199819992000200120022003200420052006England4,4374,7624,9355,0445,4765,5825,9816,0366,1916,517Wales294288319339385363414416407430Scotland1,0611,1271,2491,2921,3981,4871,5251,4781,5131,546Northern Ireland152158174190206238208255246248Government office regionNorth East323331307326337337387426402435North West8608789229311,0401,0541,1051,1661,1731,209Yorkshire and The Humber405431446419489475573615643679East Midlands322307394410408434482482506505West Midlands497583578588655697737743776801East of England319404390426441456484485492556London732773806794787832826758744824South East607646664700824808870832874921South West372409428450495489517529581587Darlington UA131113715169191317 1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards, for England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and ICD-9 for the years 1997 to 1999 and ICD-10 for the years 2000 to 2006 for Scotland. The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, are shown in the following tables. 2 Based on boundaries as of 2007. 3 All figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year, in line with current guidance on disclosure of small area statistics.
Cause of death ICD-9 code(s) Alcoholic psychoses 291 Alcohol dependence syndrome 303 Non-dependent abuse of alcohol 305.0 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy 425.5 Alcoholic fatty liver 571.0 Acute alcoholic hepatitis 571.1 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver 571.2 Alcoholic liver damage, unspecified 571.3 Chronic hepatitis 571.4 Cirrhosis of liver without mention of alcohol 571.5 Other chronic non-alcoholic liver disease 571.8 Unspecified chronic liver disease without mention of alcohol 571.9 Accidental poisoning by alcohol E860
Cause of death ICD-10 code(s) Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol F10 Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol G31.2 Alcoholic polyneuropathy G62.1 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy I42.6 Alcoholic gastritis K29.2 Alcoholic liver disease K70 Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified K73 Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver (excluding Biliary cirrhosis) K74 (excluding K74.3 to K74.5) Alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis K86.0 Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol X45 Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol X65 Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent Y15