British young adults are increasingly turning away from alcohol, according to startling new statistics.
The proportion of teetotallers under the age of 25 has increased by 40% while binge-drinking also fell substantially among this age group, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Among young adults, just 2% admitted to drinking frequently in 2013, according to the figures. This was a reduction of two-thirds, from 6%.
Overall the proportion of non-drinking adults has increased from 19% to 21% between 2005 and 2013, according to the ONS.
The region with the highest rate of non-drinking was London, where 32% of adults said they do not drink, possibly reflecting the capital’s ethnic mix.
The figures followed statistics pointing to a levelling out of alcohol-related deaths, which had been rising sharply.
The ONS said the death rate was the lowest since 2000.
2013 saw a small increase in the total number of alcohol-related deaths – by 49, equivalent to 14 deaths for every 100,000 people. In total some 8,416 deaths were recorded.
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