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Britain: Record increase in alcohol-related deaths during Covid-19 pandemic

The United Kingdom recorded a record increase in the number of deaths caused by alcohol abuse last year, which health officials say is linked to the wider social impact of the pandemic. COVID-19.

Last year, 8,974 people died from alcohol-related causes, 18.6% more than in 2019, the largest increase since records were kept in 2001, according to the British Statistical Office (ONS).

Previous data from health authorities in England had shown a 21% increase in alcohol-related deaths last year, when lockdowns imposed due to COVID-19 closed the pubs but led many drinkers to consume more alcohol at home.

Between 2012 and 2019, alcohol-related death rates at United Kingdom was stable, according to U.S.

“The fact that mortality rates from major alcohol-related deaths increased in 2020 suggests that the increase in alcohol-related harm was a wider consequence of the pandemic,” she said. service for Improving and Difference in Health.

Identifying the specific factors that led to the increase in deaths will take time, according to the U.S.

The total volume of alcohol sold to Britain in 2020 decreased marginally. However, a survey in March 2021 showed an increase in the number of people admitting to consuming what health officials consider a dangerous amount – equivalent to five bottles of wine a week for men, or three and a half bottles for women.

As in previous years, men were twice as likely as women to lose their lives due to alcohol-related causes.

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