Scotland's Alcohol Deaths Rise
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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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