§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish figures showing the average alcohol consumption in units for men and for women each year since 1975.
§ Mr. DorrellInformation is not available in the form requested. The following table shows the average numbers of units of alcohol consumed by men and women in 1987 and 1989 in England and Wales:
Average alcohol consumption in units, England and Wales by sex England and Wales Units of alcohol Average number of units consumed in previous week per person1 Average number of units consumed in previous week per person2 Year Males Females Males Females 1987 14.5 4.8 18.7 7.7 1989 14.1 4.2 18.5 7.2 Source: OPCS Survey: Drinking in England and Wales in the late 1980s.
1 This average takes into account all those who took part in the survey, including non-drinkers.
2 This average only takes into account those who were drinkers, excluding non-drinkers.
§ Mr. SimsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish figures showing for each year since 1975(a) the incidence of alcoholic cirrhosis for men and women and (b) the alcoholic cirrhosis mortality rate for men and women.
§ Mr. DorrellThe available information is given in the tables.
(a) Estimated completed consultant episodes, England by year, diagnosis and sex Diagnosis= alcoholic cirrhosis of liver, ICD 571.2 England Numbers Estimated completed episodes alcoholic cirrhosis of liver ICD 571.2 Year All Males Females 1988–89 2,376 1,547 827 1989–90 2,807 1,894 913 Notes:
1. These figures include ordinary admissions and day cases.
2. Figures have been grossed grossing factors collected from from acute sector KP70, HES A6A and the percentage of diagnosis not known for 1988–89 and 1989–90.
3. These numbers are provisional estimates based on incomplete data and may be subject to revision.
Source: hospital episode system (HES)
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(b) Deaths from alcoholic cirrhosis of liver, ICD 571.2(1) and mortality rates England and Wales, mortality rate per 100,000 population, by year and sex England and Wales Numbers/Rate Year Males Females Number of deaths Rates per 100,000 population Number of deaths Rates per 100,000 population 1979 347 1.9 167 0.8 1980 385 2.0 216 1.1 1981 413 2.2 221 1.1 1982 399 2.1 248 1.2 1983 430 2.2 266 1.3 1984 435 2.3 242 0.5 1985 401 2.1 219 1.0 1986 385 2.0 203 1.0 1987 384 2.0 229 1.1 1988 404 2.0 241 1.1 1989 397 2.0 250 1.2 Notes:
1. ICD = International Classification of Diseases
2. A revised ICD list came into effect in 1979. Figures for ICD 571.2 are not available before 1979.
Source:
OPCS Mortality Statistics OPCS Population Statistics