Life insurance: alcohol-related causes and death is higher in men

Men in the UK are twice as likely to die from alcohol-related causes, such as excessive consumption and chronic liver damage, than women, official figures show.
The number of male deaths per 100,000 people stood at 17.2 in 2011.
This compared with 8.3 deaths per 100,000 women, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Meanwhile, women in Wales are more likely to die from an alcohol-related cause than women in England the data shows - 9.5 deaths per 100,000 people compared with 7.6 in England.

Women in routine jobs such as cleaners and sewing machinists were found to be almost six times more likely to die from an alcohol-related disease than women in professional jobs such as doctors and lawyers.
Similarly, men in routine jobs are three-and-a-half times more likely to die from an alcohol-related disease than their counterparts in managerial and professional jobs.

"With the government’s new alcohol strategy we have an opportunity to make the kinds of changes, like introducing minimum unit pricing and tougher licensing regulations, which have the potential to save lives, reduce crime and save the economy millions and help in achieving the best life insurance.