Record alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking

Record alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking A record number of people died from alcohol last year, which is likely to be the result of increased drinking during the pandemic, according to the Office for National Statistics.

There were 9,641 deaths in the UK in 2021, compared to 7,565 in 2019 - a 27% increase.

The ONS says people who were already big drinkers before the pandemic drank more during the Covid years. BBC News

See also:

• Alcohol-specific deaths in the UK: registered in 2021 Office for National Statistics
• Covid's hangover: Record number of Brits died of alcohol-specific causes last year The Daily Mail