The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 26 February 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people died in each region from an alcohol-related illness in each year since 1997. (186173)
The table attached provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause in each government office region in England, from 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available).
Deaths (persons) Area 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 North East 323 331 307 326 337 337 387 426 402 435 North West 860 878 922 931 1,040 1,054 1,105 1,166 1,173 1,209 Yorkshire and the Humber 405 431 446 419 489 475 573 615 643 679 East Midlands 322 307 394 410 408 434 482 482 506 505 West Midlands 497 583 578 588 655 697 737 743 776 801 East of England 319 404 390 426 441 456 484 485 492 556 London 732 773 806 794 787 832 826 758 744 824 South East 607 646 664 700 824 808 870 832 874 921 South West 372 409 428 450 495 489 517 529 581 587 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. The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, are shown in the following boxes. 2 Based on boundaries as of 2007. 3 All figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
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 nonalcoholic 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 (excl. Biliary cirrhosis) K74 (excl. K74.3-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