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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