Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2019 – the highest since records began in 2001
Alcohol killed a record number of people in 2022 as heavier drinking in the Covid pandemic took its toll in the UK, new official figures have revealed.
Nearly 2,500 more people died from drinking than in 2019 (7,565 deaths), the year before the virus hit and caused already heavy drinkers to increase their intake, the Office for National Statistics said.
