This is the Public Health Scotland Alcohol data dashboard. Alcohol is a leading cause of illness and early death within Scotland, and there are significant inequalities in this harm. However, like all harm caused by alcohol, this is preventable. This dashboard provides data and evidence around alcohol-related harms with the aim of aiding identification of where progress in reducing harm is being made, or where policy and/or service improvements may be required. This dashboard supports Scotland’s Fourth Public Health Priority in reducing the use of, and harm from, alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. More information on Scotland’s Public Health Priorities can be found here.
This dashboard provides data and evidence on alcohol-related health and social harms and inequalities in Scotland across multiple themes including:

• Alcohol-related hospital admissions
• Alcohol-related mortality
• Alcohol consumption
• Alcohol-related crime and justice
• Neighbourhoods, including homelessness
• Retail indicators, including sales and price

Each theme contains several indicators. Depending on the available data, indicators are shown at different scales (e.g., national level, NHS Board), and can be displayed by demographic factors (e.g., age, sex, deprivation level). The majority of these indicators were previously reported by Public Health Scotland in the MESAS Monitoring Report and the Alcohol-Related Hospital Statistics publication. Summary reports are still published on an annual basis, while presentation of data and trends is now located on this dashboard. The majority of indicators updated annually; a schedule of updates can be found in the Dashboard updates section.

Main points (June 2026):

• In 2025, 10.7 litres of pure alcohol were sold per adult drinker in Scotland, equivalent to 20.7 units per adult drinker per week.
• Throughout the period from 2017 to 2025 the volume of pure alcohol sold per adult drinker per year in Scotland has fallen steadily from 12.7 litres in 2017 to 10.7 litres in 2025.
• The majority (76%) of alcohol sold in 2025 in Scotland was sold in off-trade premises such as supermarkets and other off-licenses. While total off-trade sales have declined since 2017, the proportion of alcohol sold in the off-trade has increased from 73% in 2017.
• Throughout the period from 2008 to 2024 the percentage of adult Scottish Health Survey respondents who identify as being non-drinkers has steadily increased from 12% in 2008 to 20% in 2024.