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Glasgow City Region

Alcohol-related deaths across the Glasgow City Region
Alc spec deaths GCR trendGlasgow has had the highest number of alcohol-specific deaths throughout the last two decades. The number of deaths peaked in 2002-2006, before declining in recent years. North Lanarkshire has consistently had the second highest number of alcohol deaths in the region, while alcohol deaths are lowest in East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire.

Alcohol-specific deaths per 100,000 population across the Glasgow City Region
Alc spec death rates GCR trendIn the early 2000s, rates of alcohol-specific deaths peaked in Glasgow and then declined, which is a pattern seen across the region. In more recent periods, that decline slowed and alcohol-specific death rates have increased in some local authroities. In 2017-2021, Inverclyde had the highest rate of alcohol deaths in the City Region.

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Further more detailed information can be found in the NRS report on alcohol specific deaths.

This page was last updated in September 2022.

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