Alcoholic Drinks: Death Mr. Don Foster To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people died in each region from an alcohol-related illness in each year since 1997. Angela Eagle 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 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------