The annual Alcohol-Specific Deaths, Northern Ireland release presents statistics on the most recent official death registration data available on alcohol-specific mortality across Northern Ireland (NI). Alcohol death figures were first published in Northern Ireland in 2001. Figures in this release relate to deaths registered in Northern Ireland that are known to be direct consequences of alcohol misuse.
The methodology for selecting alcohol related deaths was revised in 2017, following a consultation led by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to develop a UK-wide definition of alcohol-related deaths.
The new definition includes conditions known to be exclusively caused by alcohol (that is, wholly attributable causes) and excludes conditions where only a proportion of the deaths are caused by alcohol (that is, partially attributable causes). Compared with that used previously, the new definition includes several additional wholly attributable conditions. Details of difference is available in Table 1.
Table 1: Conditions included in the new definition of alcohol-specific deaths and the previous NS definition of alcohol-related deaths1,2
Condition | ICD-10 Code | Alcohol-specific | Alcohol-related |
|---|---|---|---|
Wholly attributable conditions | |||
Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing's syndrome2 | E24.4 | X | |
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol | F10 | X | X |
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol | G31.2 | X | X |
Alcoholic polyneuropathy | G62.1 | X | X |
Alcoholic myopathy2 | G72.1 | X | |
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy | I42.6 | X | X |
Alcoholic gastritis | K29.2 | X | X |
Alcoholic liver disease | K70 | X | X |
Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis2 | K85.2 | X | |
Alcohol induced chronic pancreatitis | K86.0 | X | X |
Fetal alcohol syndrome (dysmorphic)2 | Q86.0 | X | |
Excess alcohol blood levels2 | R78.0 | X | |
Accidental poisoning by and exposure to alcohol | X45 | X | X |
Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to alcohol | X65 | X | X |
Poisoning by and exposure to alcohol, undetermined intent | Y15 | X | X |
Partially attributable conditions | |||
Chronic hepatitis, not elsewhere classified | K73 | X | |
Fibrosis and cirrhosis of liver | K74.0-K74.2, K74.6-K74.9 |
| X |
Notes: | |||
1. The conditions included in each definition are defined using codes from the International Classification of Diseases (10th Revision; ICD-10) | |||
2. Wholly attributable conditions that have been added to the new definition of alcohol-specific deaths |
Alcohol-Specific Deaths Data
- 2013-2023 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2012-2022 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2011-2021 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2010-2020 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2009-2019 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2008-2018 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2007-2017 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
- 2006-2016 Alcohol-Specific Deaths
Historical Alcohol-Related Deaths Data
- 2006-2015 Alcohol Related Deaths
- 2004-2014 Alcohol Related Deaths
- 2003-2013 Alcohol Related Deaths
- 2002-2012 Alcohol Related Deaths
- 2001-2011 Alcohol Related Deaths