Jump to full article: The Scotsman, 2008-05-09
Author: ROSS LYDALL POLITICAL EDITOR
Intro: THE stereotype of Scotland being a nation of drinkers and smokers appears to have been borne out by new research.
The country spends £3 per household a week more than the rest of the UK on alcohol, tobacco and drugs �?" but less on food.
Scotland also has the highest adult mortality rates in the UK for cancer and circulatory diseases.
New figures published yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) detail the disparities between the different countries and regions of the UK. . . .
SCOTLAND has the worst mortality rate in the UK – a clear indication of the poor state of the nation's health.
A total of 361 people per 100,000 population died early from circulatory diseases such as heart attacks, while 128 per 100,000 died from respiratory diseases.
Scotland topped the league for lung cancer – with women even more at risk than men
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