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Trends in Alcohol 2017 Data Report Download TRENDS IN ALCOHOL A compilation of data from across the UK 2017 1 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK INTRODUCTION Background The consumption of alcohol and more specifically the harmful use of alcohol and its impacts remain a key consideration in terms of public policy making at a local and national level. Given the diverse nature of harms, patterns of consumption and the nature of the industry, public policy on alcohol has the ability to impact on a range of stakeholders including alcohol producers, retailers and distributors, health professionals, the police and emergency services, the media, the third sector and national and local government and therefore requires comprehensive understanding of official government data. To fulfil the demand for information and data about trends in these areas there are a wide variety of data sources that cover various different aspects of alcohol consumption and harms.As there is no universal source of data, statistics are often quoted in isolation without looking at the wider context in which they are set. As alcohol related harm remains an important issue to public policy, it is important that the facts on the scale of the problem are presented clearly and in the appropriate context to enable the debate to focus on the real issues that remain. Authored by: 2 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK Methodology This document aims to provide a single point of reference by pulling together the latest comparable data on alcohol consumption, underage issues, health harms, crime and regional and socioeconomic variations from official Government sources. While this does not include all available data and some data included has queries associated with it, this has been highlighted as appropriate. For ‘consumption’, where possible, data has been shown for the whole of the UK but where data is only available for a smaller area e.g. Great Britain, then this has been clearly marked. Due to the difficulties of comparing data across the UK, data for England has been used as a case study for subsequent sections including ‘underage’ and ‘harms - health and crime’. In some instances data is only available in aggregated form e.g. England and Wales. Geographic coverage has been specified on each chart. For clarity on chart labels: • United Kingdom includes data from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland • Great Britain includes data from England, Scotland and Wales Where possible data used is from a base year of 2000 to the most recent data available. If data collection started later than 2000 or data is no longer collected, the most recent data samples are labelled and included for information. All data referenced is published by independent organisations and is not financed or commissioned by the alcohol industry. Where the BBPA Statistical handbook or the BBPA has been referenced this is analysis of existing data, for example HMRC customs clearance. All data is correctly reproduced to best knowledge of all associations. All data and narrative is intended to be used for illustrative purposes only and for all other purposes the original source should be used. 3 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK CONTENTS KEY FIGURES 5 LIST OF TABLES 7 CONSUMPTION 9 UK Alcohol consumption 1 9 Alcohol consumption: International comparison 2 10 ‘Binge drinking’ 3 11 Frequency of drinking 4 13 Harmful drinking 5 14 Alcohol consumption by group 6 15 UNDERAGE ISSUES 18 7 Underage consumption 18 8 Perceptions and attitudes 19 9 Access 20 HARMS - HEALTH 22 10 Alcohol-related hospital admissions 22 10.1 Causes of alcohol-related hospital admissions 24 10.2 Alcohol-related hospital admissions by age 25 11 Alcohol-related deaths 27 11.1 Drink driving casualties 29 HARMS - CRIME 30 12 Violent crime 30 13 Anti-social behaviour 31 14 Alcohol-related convictions and cautions 32 14.1 Underage selling 32 14.2 Penalty notices issued 33 14.3 Drink driving convictions 34 HARMS - INEQUALITY 15 Regional 35 16 Socioeconomic 36 SOURCES 39 CONTACTS 40 4 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK KEY FIGURES Consumption • Overall alcohol consumption in 2016 was 9.5 litres per capita (15+) – this is a fall of 17% since the 2004 peak and 8% lower than in 2000. • 2016 consumption is twice as high as in the 1950s and 30% lower than the 1900s. • According to the most recent OECD analysis of 25 European countries (2016) the average per capita consumption is 8.9 litres – the UK was just above this in 2016 at 9.5 litres per capita. • The percentage of frequent drinkers fell from 2005-2016 – men from 22% to 12% and women from 13% to 7% • The percentage of those binge drinking on their heaviest drinking day also fell from 2005-2016 -men from 23% to 18% and the women from 15% to 13% Underage issues • The proportion of young people in England (11-15 year olds) that have tried alcohol fell from 59% in 2004 to 38% in 2014. • The proportion of young people in England (11-15 years olds) who think it is ok to drink alcohol once a week fell from 46% in 2003 to 24% in 2014. • The proportion of young people in England (11-15 year olds) who think that everyone their age drinks has fallen from 9% to 2%. • The proportion of young people in England (11-15 year olds) that do not think alcohol is used by their peers has increased from 12% to 22%. • The South West has the highest proportion of 15 year olds that have tried an alcoholic drink (72%) compared to London, with the lowest proportion (41%). Health harms • In England, since 2003, alcohol-related hospital admissions (primary diagnosis plus mentions of alcohol- related external causes in secondary diagnosis fields) have risen by 43% from 236,770 to 339,280. • As a proportion of total primary admissions this measure of alcohol-related admissions has increased since 2002/03 from 1.24% to 2.15% in 2014 (Public Health England caution against highlighting definite trends in admissions data due to changes in admissions coding methodology). • Alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales make up 1.4% of total deaths. • Persons under 18 admitted to hospital for alcohol-specific conditions has fallen 46% since 2006/07 • Admission episodes for alcohol-related conditions (Narrow) has fallen 7% for the under 40’s since 2008/09, however it has risen for the 40-64 and over 65 age groups by 8% and 9% respectively. 5 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK Crime • The number of alcohol-related violent crimes in England and Wales (perceived) has fallen 41% since its peak in 2006/07. • Convictions and cautions for drunkenness in England and Wales are down 61% since its peak in 2003. • The percentage of respondents who found drink-related behaviour to be a very or fairly big problem in their area has fallen by 28% since its peak in 2006/07. • Since 2011/12, the proportion of people that have witnessed drink related anti-social behaviour has fallen 15%. • Since 2000 in England and Wales there has been a 41% reduction in drink driving conviction Regional Variation and Inequality • Those in the South East and South West more likely to have drank in the last week, compared with London, the least likely • The highest proportions of Non-drinkers are in London and the North West, while over 20% of the drinking population of Yorkshire & the Humber, the North West and the South West drink more than 21 units a week on average 6 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK LIST OF TABLES Consumption Coverage Page Alcohol consumption per adult (15+) UK 9 International alcohol consumption among adults UK 10 Percentage of people binge drinking weekly Great Britain 11 Binge drinking among men, by age group Great Britain 11 Binge drinking among women, by age group Great Britain 12 Men drinking on 5 or more days a week Great Britain 12 Women drinking on 5 or more days a week Great Britain 13 Men drinking more than 50 units a week Great Britain 13 Women drinking more than 35 units a week Great Britain 14 Drinking patterns by age group Great Britain 14 Drinking patterns by gender Great Britain 15 Drinking patterns by employment status Great Britain 15 Drinking patterns by employment type Great Britain 16 Drinking patterns by level of educational Great Britain 16 Drinking patterns by weekly household income quintile Great Britain 17 Underage issues Drinking among 11-15 year olds England 17 Average consumption of 11-15 year olds (units per week) England 18 Attitudes to drinking of pupils England 18 Perceptions of the prevalence of drinking among peers England 19 How young people obtain alcohol England 19 Percentage of pupils purchasing alcohol by proxy - England 20 Who pupils usually drink with England 21 Harms - Health Alcohol-related hospital admissions – (narrow measure) England 23 Alcohol-related hospital admissions – (broad measure) England 23 Causes of admissions – primary and secondary external cause England 24 Causes of admissions – primary and secondary England 24 Alcohol-related admissions by age England 25 Primary and Secondary admissions by age England 25 Persons under 18 admitted to hospital for alcohol-specific conditions England 26 Admission episodes for alcohol-related conditions (Narrow) England 26 Alcohol-related deaths England & Wales 27 Causes of alcohol related deaths England & Wales 27 International liver disease UK 28 Alcohol-related deaths - gender UK 28 Alcohol-related deaths - age UK 29 Drink driving casualities Great Britian 29 7 Trends in Alcohol: A compilation of data from across the UK Harms -
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