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(Scotsman) Calls for action as Scotland records highest rate of alcohol deaths in UK
Scotland had the worst rate for alcohol-related deaths in any part of the UK, according to figures recorded over the past 20 years.
Alcohol death rates for men in Scotland have risen dramatically, according to the figures published by the Office for National Statistics. In Scotland they stood at 31.2 per 100,000 of the population, compared to 18.1 per 100,000 in England, 20.3 in Northern Ireland and 19.9 for Wales.
The latest findings from 2014 led to renewed calls for the introduction of the Scottish Government’s plan for a minimum alcohol price, aimed at tackling alcohol abuse.
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