Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire drop to lowest level in almost 20 years
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire have fallen to their lowest level since 2001.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland revealed that there were 137 deaths in the region counted as being due to alcohol in 2019.Of those deaths, 91 were in North Lanarkshire – the lowest since 2013 – and 46 were in South Lanarkshire – the lowest since 1997.The figures represent a 19 per cent drop since 2018 – when 170 alcohol-related deaths were recorded in the region.Men accounted for nearly two-thirds of alcohol-specific deaths in 2019, while most alcohol-specific deaths are of people in their 50s and 60s.In a statement, NHS Lanarkshire outlined the range.
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