These tables contain the raw data for the figures used in the Public Health Annual Report 2022.

Fig. 1: Changes in sales between 2001/02 to 2021/22
Drink Percentage change
Wine Up 32%
Spirits Up 51%
Beer Down 9%
Cider Down 5%

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Fig. 2: Self-reported drinking habits in the week prior to interview, Great Britain, 2005 to 2017
Habit 2005 2017
Drank on at least 1 day 64% 57%
Drank on 5 days or more 17% 10%
Exceeded 6 to 8 units on heaviest day 18% 16%
Do not drink 19% 20%

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Fig. 3: Proportion (%) of adults who reported not drinking at all by age, Great Britain, 2005 and 2017
Age 2005 2017
16 to 24 19.0% 22.8%
45 to 64 15.5% 16.4%

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Fig 4: Consumption of alcohol from before lockdown to November 2021 - England
Time period Non-drinker/did not drink pre lockdown Up to 14 units per week Greater than 14, up to 35, units per week More than 35 units per week
Before lockdown 34.7% 43.1% 14.9% 7.3%
National lockdown 38.5% 36.5% 14.6% 10.4%
Second national lockdown 40.5% 36.1% 14.2% 9.2%
Third national lockdown 40.2% 37.2% 14.1% 8.5%
No Restrictions, August 39.1% 36.0% 15.5% 9.4%

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Fig. 5: Premises licenses selling alcohol – Rate per 10,000 adult residents (2012 to 2018)
Area Rate
Torbay 61.6
England 34.0
South West 39.2
Coastal Comparators 45.6
West Somerset 82.4
Blackpool 119.0

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Fig. 6: Among those who said they drank alcohol, the proportion (%) of adults who exceeded 6/8 units on their heaviest day, by age, Great Britain, 2017
Age Percentage
Aged 65 and over 11%
Aged 45 to 64 26%
Aged 25 to 44 34%
Aged 16 to 24 43%

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Fig. 7: Torbay Treatment performance compared to England average for 2020/21
Performance Torbay England
Wait times 100% 98%
Adults who became abstinent 20/21 33% 53%
Unplanned exits for those entering treatment 4% 13%
Proportion leaving treatment successfully 20/21 49% 37%

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Fig. 8: Proportion of treatment population leaving alcohol treatment successfully for Torbay and England, 2018-19 to 2020-21
Area 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21
Torbay 35.5% 31.6% 48.8%
England 38.9% 38.0% 36.9%

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Fig. 9: Alcohol misuse as a factor in Children in Need assessments – Rate per 1,000 child residents (2018 to 2021)
Area Rate
Torbay 14.8
Coastal Comparators 11.0
South West 7.8
England 7.8

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Fig. 10: Alcohol specific admission rate per 100,000 (Age standardised) 2017/18 to 2021/22
Area 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Torbay 904.9 986.6 948.4 847.6 857.4
England 570.0 626.3 644.1 586.6 638.5

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Fig. 11: What 1 unit looks like
Type of alcohol Amount in ml
Standard 4.5% cider 218ml
Standard 13% wine 76ml
Standard 40% whiskey 25ml
Standard 4% beer 250ml
Standard 4% alcopop (275ml) 250ml

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