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Hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions in under 18s

Persons, <18 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2012/13 - 14/15 48.3 46.0 50.8 39.2
2013/14 - 15/16 47.1 44.8 49.6 37.6
2014/15 - 16/17 44.8 42.5 47.1 34.4
2015/16 - 17/18 44.0 41.8 46.4 33.2
2016/17 - 18/19 44.6 42.3 46.9 32.0
2017/18 - 19/20 46.0 43.8 48.5 31.2
2018/19 - 20/21 46.9 44.7 49.4 29.9
2019/20 - 21/22 48.0 45.7 50.5 28.8
2020/21 - 22/23 45.0 42.7 47.3 26.0

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Source: OHID, based on NHS England and Office for National Statistics data

The line chart shows the rate of hospital admissions for alcohol-specific conditions for people aged under 18. The crude rate in the South West changed from 48.3 per 100,000 in the financial 3 year period ending 2015 to 45.0 per 100,000 in the financial 3 year period ending 2023.


Successful completion of alcohol treatment

Persons, 18+ years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2010 31.0 30.1 32.0 31.4
2011 39.3 38.1 40.4 34.8
2012 42.2 41.0 43.4 37.1
2013 41.5 40.4 42.7 37.5
2014 36.4 35.3 37.5 38.4
2015 35.6 34.5 36.7 38.4
2016 39.2 38.1 40.3 38.7
2017 39.0 37.9 40.1 38.9
2018 35.3 34.2 36.5 37.6
2019 34.9 33.8 36.1 37.8
2020 32.5 31.4 33.6 35.3
2021 38.1 37.0 39.2 36.6
2022 35.1 34.1 36.2 35.1
2023 35.9 34.9 36.9 34.2

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Source: Calculated by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID): using data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System

The line chart shows the percentage of people who completed alcohol treatment successfully and did not re-present within 6 months. The proportion in the South West increased from 31.0% in 2010 to 35.9% in 2023.


Deaths from alcoholic liver disease, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 6.3 5.6 7.1 7.5
2002 6.5 5.8 7.3 7.9
2003 6.9 6.1 7.7 8.6
2004 7.1 6.4 8.0 8.7
2005 7.9 7.1 8.7 8.8
2006 8.1 7.3 9.0 9.3
2007 8.3 7.5 9.2 9.5
2008 8.9 8.0 9.8 9.8
2009 7.7 6.9 8.5 9.0
2010 7.8 7.1 8.7 9.2
2011 8.7 7.8 9.5 9.5
2012 7.4 6.6 8.2 8.5
2013 7.1 6.4 7.9 8.7
2014 7.2 6.5 8.0 8.9
2015 8.0 7.3 8.9 9.0
2016 7.2 6.5 8.0 9.0
2017 7.6 6.8 8.4 9.3
2018 8.9 8.1 9.7 8.9
2019 7.2 6.5 8.0 9.1
2020 9.1 8.3 10.0 10.7
2021 9.8 8.9 10.6 11.5
2022 9.7 8.8 10.5 11.6

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) (based on ONS source data)

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from alcoholic liver disease for people aged under 75. The directly standardised rate in the South West increased from 6.3 per 100,000 in 2001 to 9.7 per 100,000 in 2022.


Deaths from liver disease, ages under 75

Persons, <75 years

Time period South West Value 95% confidence interval lower limit 95% confidence interval upper limit England Value
2001 12.8 11.8 14.0 15.4
2002 12.5 11.4 13.6 15.9
2003 13.2 12.1 14.3 17.0
2004 13.2 12.2 14.3 17.1
2005 13.9 12.8 15.0 17.1
2006 14.0 12.9 15.1 18.1
2007 14.5 13.4 15.6 18.2
2008 14.7 13.6 15.9 18.4
2009 14.2 13.2 15.4 17.9
2010 15.2 14.1 16.3 18.4
2011 15.5 14.4 16.6 18.6
2012 15.8 14.7 16.9 18.0
2013 14.2 13.2 15.3 18.0
2014 14.1 13.1 15.2 18.2
2015 15.5 14.4 16.6 18.6
2016 15.3 14.3 16.4 18.8
2017 15.3 14.2 16.4 19.0
2018 17.7 16.5 18.8 18.5
2019 16.2 15.1 17.3 18.9
2020 17.3 16.2 18.5 20.6
2021 18.1 16.9 19.2 21.2
2022 17.8 16.7 18.9 21.4
2023 18.3 17.2 19.5 21.9

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Source: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (based on Office for National Statistics source data)

The line chart shows the rate of deaths from liver disease for people aged under 75. The directly standardised rate in the South West increased from 12.8 per 100,000 in 2001 to 18.3 per 100,000 in 2023.