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Scottish alcohol deaths at 15-year high

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1,277 people died from conditions caused by alcohol in Scotland in 2023 .

This was one death more than the previous year , which was the highest number since 2008 .

Male deaths increased to 861 and accounted for about two thirds of alcohol-specific deaths.

Glasgow City continues to have the highest mortality rate by some margin recording 184 .

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91

Informative language

91

Neutral language

92

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

35

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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1

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