Number of alcohol-related deaths in Glasgow revealed as hundreds lose their lives

Inverclyde records Scotland’s second-highest alcohol death rate amid sharp rise

Inverclyde recorded Scotland’s second-highest alcohol-specific death rate, with 29 deaths in 2025, up almost 40%, as national fatalities fell to 1,152.

Scotland’s alcohol deaths fall but gap between richest and poorest grows

THE total number of alcohol deaths in Scotland has dropped by 3 per cent, new figures show, but the gap between the richest and poorest has increased

Alcohol deaths in Scotland down 3 per cent as gap between richest and poorest widens

The total number of alcohol deaths in Scotland has dropped by 3%, new figures show, but the gap between the richest and poorest has increased.

Number of alcohol-related deaths in Glasgow revealed as hundreds lose their lives

Glasgow recorded 155 alcohol-specific deaths in 2025, while Scotland’s rate remains among the UK’s highest, with deprivation driving a stark health gap.

Alcohol-specific deaths fall 3% in Scotland

ALCOHOL-SPECIFIC deaths in Scotland have fallen by 3% over the past year, reaching their lowest level since 2020. New figures from the National Records of Scotland reveal 1,152 people died from illnesses wholly attributed to alcohol in 2025. The decrease was driven by a drop in male fatalities, though men still account for double the […]

Fewer people dying from alcohol in Scotland but gap between richest and poorest grows

Glasgow City, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, Dundee City and Renfrewshire were higher than the Scotland average