Lancaster has the highest rate of any local authority in England and Wales, while Chorley and Blackpool are in the top five
An area of Lancashire has the highest rate of alcohol-specific deaths in the whole country, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Lancaster MP Cat Smith said: "Alcohol harm affects individuals, families and our communities. We have seen years of inaction on addressing these harms and these statistics are sadly a consequence of that. The shocking increase in alcohol-specific deaths has further widened a North-South divide which sees alcohol killing people in Scotland and the North East of England at twice the rate of those living in London and the South East. There were 1,276 alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland in 2022, which works out as 22.6 for every 100,000 people living there.
The North West had 1,334 alcohol deaths in 2022 , Yorkshire and The Humber had 926 , West Midlands had 989 , and the East Midlands had 762 . Dr Richard Piper, Chief Executive of Alcohol Change UK, said: "There were 10,048 deaths from alcohol in 2022 in the UK – an all-time high, up 4.2% on the previous year, and 32.8% higher than when compared to 2019. Each one of those deaths is a tragedy, representing a person who has had their life cut short and has left behind people who are grieving and miss them every day. We send our deepest sympathies to all those families and friends who have lost a loved one.
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