§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will list the estimated number of deaths resulting from(a) alcohol use and (b) tobacco use in each of the last 10 years. [140343]
§ Ms Stuart[holding answer 27 November 2000]: I have been asked to reply.
There is no currently accepted definition of the term "alcohol-related". Estimates provided by different methods of calculation since 1985 produce a range between 4,000 and 40,000 for the number of alcohol-related deaths to which the table refers.
In the case of tobacco-related deaths, information is not available on a year by year basis. However, the available evidence suggests that smoking causes in the region of 120,000 deaths in the United Kingdom each year.
Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales Number Royal College of Psychiatrists (1986) 4,000 McDonnell and Maynard (1985)1 5,099–8,073 Godfrey and Maynard (1992)1 6,467–9,633 Royal College of Physicians (1987) 17,000 Godfrey and Maynard (1992)2 22,508 Anderson (1988) 28,000 Royal College of GPs (1986) 40,000 1Based on Adelstein and White 1Based on Centre for Disease Control Source:
Health Education Authority: Health Update: Alcohol (1997)—after Godfrey, C. and Hardmen, G. (1994)