The Health Profile of England 2009 has been released by the Department of Health, reporting alcohol deaths and hospital admissions have risen over the last five years.
'The rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-related harm increased by around 70 per cent between 2002/03 and 2008/09 from 925 admissions per 100,000 population to 1,583 admissions per 100,000 population.'
The Health Profile also attributes rises in liver disease deaths to alcohol and obesity - see a Times story here.
For further alcohol-related data and information see the Statistics on Alcohol, England 2009. Also see our previous post looking at some of the trends data for consumption for further exploration of alcohol data.
For data for your region or local area visit the Local Alcohol Profiles for England site.
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