§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by region the number of(a) accidents and (b) deaths that were alcohol or drug related since 1990.
§ Mr. BowisThe information is shown in the tables.
The figures for alcohol show those cases where cause of death has a clear association with alcohol in England and Wales from 1990 onwards. Other cases have not been included where the evidence of association is less clear.
Alcohol is implicated directly or indirectly in a number of causes of death including accidents, suicide and diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver, stroke, cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus. Studies undertaken since 1985 suggest that a reasonable estimate of all alcohol-associated deaths would be around 25,000 per year in England and Wales.
The figures for drugs show those cases where cause of death has a clear association with drugs in England and Wales from 1990 onwards.
Information on accidents which do not lead to death is not available.
Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales1, regional health authority 1990–1992 1990 1991 1992 England and Wales 1,939 1,971 2,016 Northern 111 137 131 Yorkshire 96 105 110 Trent 117 124 132 East Anglian 68 57 60 North-West Thames 194 202 177 North-East Thames 170 142 145 South-East Thames 131 150 152 South-West Thames 130 123 114 Wessex 83 104 96 Oxford 98 95 111 South-Western 131 102 97 West Midlands 193 209 241 Mersey 117 120 144 North-Western 174 176 186 Wales 120 114 104 1Includes deaths to persons whose usual residence is outside England and Wales. These details are excluded from any subdivision of England and Wales. The following International Classification of Diseases codes (ICD) were used where the underlying cause of death is linked to alcohol consumption.
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ICD 291 Alcoholic psychoses. ICD 303 Alcoholic dependence syndrome. ICD 305.0 Non-dependent abuse of alcohol. ICD 425.5 Alcoholic cardiomyopathy. ICD 571.0 Alcoholic fatty liver. ICD 571.1 Acute alcoholic hepatitis. ICD 571.2 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. ICD 571.3 Alcoholic liver damage, unspecified. ICD 980 Toxic effect of alcohol.
Drug-related deaths in England and Wales1 regional health authority 1990–1992 1990 1991 1992 England and Wales 2,060 2,097 2,393 Northern 122 110 134 Yorkshire 169 150 177 Trent 136 143 167 East Anglian 72 71 92 North-West Thames 168 186 174 North-East Thames 178 186 208 South-East Thames 206 205 225 South-West Thames 128 117 128 Wessex 104 110 113 Oxford 75 75 88 South-Western 118 91 150 West Midlands 165 161 179 Mersey 98 92 108 North-Western 202 258 286 Wales 87 101 117 1Includes deaths to persons whose usual residence is outside England and Wales. These details are excluded from any subdivision of England and Wales. The following International Classification of Diseases codes (ICD) were used where the underlying cause of death is linked to drug misuse.
ICD 070 Viral hepatitis. ICD 292 Drug psychoses. ICD 304 Drug dependence. ICD 304.0–304.9, by type of drug, excluding 304.6 (Absinthe addiction and glue sniffing). ICD 305 Non-dependent abuse of drugs. ICD 305.2–305.9 by type of drug. ICD 960–979 Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances (includes overdose).