The number of people dying from alcohol misuse in Bolton has fallen, figures show. Office for National Statistics figures show there were 53 deaths in 2022 due to health conditions related to alcohol. It was down from 68 deaths the year before, and was a fall from 55 in 2019, before the pandemic.
Looking at the number of alcohol-specific deaths from 2020 to 2022, there were 21.4 deaths per 100,000 people in Bolton. This was above the national rate of 13.
8 per 100,000 for England. Cllr Sean Fielding, who is Bolton Council’s cabinet member for health, said: “When considered in isolation, this decline in alcohol related deaths could be welcomed, though one avoidable death from alcohol abuse is still one too many. “However, as we saw with statistics released last week for deaths of despair in Bolton the broader picture is that deaths caused by substance abuse more broadly are among the highest in the country.
“Investment in preventative services, education and reducing inequality in general is the only effective way of bringing these down. I don’t have confidence in the Conservative government to do this but thankfully we have an opportunity to replace them later this year.” Across the UK, there were 10,048 deaths from alcohol-specific causes – a record high and 33 per cent higher than in 2019 when there were 7,565 deaths recorded.
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