Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis Around 260 males and 170 females die from chronic liver disease in Wales per year (based on 2010-12). The majority of these, just over 200 males and 120 females, died from alcoholic liver disease. The remainder have a cause of death of chronic hepatitis (not elsewhere specified) or fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver which in the large part of cases is due to alcohol but can also have other causes. There is only slight variation in rates over time and differences are not statistically significant (Figure 27). Months of life lost The months of life lost due to alcohol is an estimate of the increase in life expectancy at birth that would be expected if all alcohol-attributable deaths among persons aged under 75 years were prevented. It was produced using the English method and unfortunately does not include confidence intervals. This measure is related to alcohol-attributable mortality including the use of the same fractions, but includes only the alcohol-attributable deaths in those aged under 75. As with the alcohol-attributable mortality this indicator needs to be interpreted with care. For further details please see the technical guide. The number of months of life lost due to alcohol in Wales was 13.5 months for males and 6.5 months for females in 2010-12 (Figures 28 and 29). The months of life lost in Wales was higher than in England with 11.5 months for males and 5.4 months for females. The months of life lost due to alcohol in males was lowest in Powys tHB and Hywel Dda UHB with nearly 12 months and highest in Cwm Taf UHB with just over 18 months (Figure 28). For females this ranged from around 6 months in Hywel Dda UHB and Cardiff and Vale UHB to just over 8 months in Cwm Taf UHB. Geographical variation in mortality Alcohol-specific mortality rates vary locally, amongst health boards and small areas. The rate for males in Powys tHB is statistically significantly lower than Wales with 11 per 100,000, and statistically significantly higher in Cardiff and Vale UHB and Cwm Taf UHB with around 22 per 100,000. The rate for females is statistically significantly higher than Wales in Cwm Taf UHB.
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis Around 260 males and 170 females die from chronic liver disease in Wales per year (based on 2010-12). The majority of these, just over 200 males and 120 females, died from alcoholic liver disease. The remainder have a cause of death of chronic hepatitis (not elsewhere specified) or fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver which in the large part of cases is due to alcohol but can also have other causes. There is only slight variation in rates over time and differences are not statistically significant (Figure 27). Months of life lost The months of life lost due to alcohol is an estimate of the increase in life expectancy at birth that would be expected if all alcohol-attributable deaths among persons aged under 75 years were prevented. It was produced using the English method and unfortunately does not include confidence intervals. This measure is related to alcohol-attributable mortality including the use of the same fractions, but includes only the alcohol-attributable deaths in those aged under 75. As with the alcohol-attributable mortality this indicator needs to be interpreted with care. For further details please see the technical guide. The number of months of life lost due to alcohol in Wales was 13.5 months for males and 6.5 months for females in 2010-12 (Figures 28 and 29). The months of life lost in Wales was higher than in England with 11.5 months for males and 5.4 months for females. The months of life lost due to alcohol in males was lowest in Powys tHB and Hywel Dda UHB with nearly 12 months and highest in Cwm Taf UHB with just over 18 months (Figure 28). For females this ranged from around 6 months in Hywel Dda UHB and Cardiff and Vale UHB to just over 8 months in Cwm Taf UHB. Geographical variation in mortality Alcohol-specific mortality rates vary locally, amongst health boards and small areas. The rate for males in Powys tHB is statistically significantly lower than Wales with 11 per 100,000, and statistically significantly higher in Cardiff and Vale UHB and Cwm Taf UHB with around 22 per 100,000. The rate for females is statistically significantly higher than Wales in Cwm Taf UHB.
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