"Figure 2: Alcohol-specific death rates were highest among people aged 55 to 59 years in 2018","" "Age-specific alcohol-specific death rates per 100,000 people, by five-year age group; UK, deaths registered in 2018","" "","" "Notes","1. Rates are expressed per 100,000 population and standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. 2. Deaths of non-residents are included in figures for the UK. 3. Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. 4. Figures are for those aged 30 years and over as a result of small numbers of deaths in the younger age groups producing more statistical uncertainty." "Unit","Age-specific rate per 100,000 people" "","" "Age group","2001","2018" "30-34","4.1","3.7" "35-39","8.1","7.8" "40-44","14.8","14.3" "45-49","22.5","20.2" "50-54","25.1","25.3" "55-59","24.4","28.8" "60-64","23.0","28.4" "65-69","19.1","26.6" "70-74","12.3","19.5" "75-79","9.7","13.2" "80-84","5.3","7.8" "85+","3.1","3.6"