High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Alcohol
Alcohol misuse contributes to a wide range of social and health problems, including cardiovascular disease, liver disease, pancreatitis, cancer, suicide, accidents, and antisocial behaviours including crime and domestic violence.
In 2009/10 in Scotland the hospital discharge rate for alcohol-related diagnoses was 709 per 100,000 persons. This is the second fall in a row following a long term upward trend (2008/09: 763 discharges per 100,000 persons).
In the five year period 2005/06 to 2009/10 alcohol-related discharge rates increased in the age groups ranging from 20 to 44 whereas rates fell in younger and older age groups. The rate of alcohol-related discharges in 2009/10 was 7.5 times greater from patients living in the most deprived areas compared to those living in the least deprived areas.
The Scottish Government has established a National Indicator to reduce alcohol related hospital admission by 2011.
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Source: NHS Information Services Division (ISD Scotland) (SMR01)
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