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  "Alcohol-specific deaths are those wholly caused by alcohol, such as alcoholic liver disease; deaths where alcohol played a part, such as some cancers and accidents, are not counted. Rates are age-standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population, so the nations can be compared despite their different ages.",
  "The UK's figures include deaths of people who lived outside the UK, which no nation's figures include, so the nations' deaths add up to slightly fewer than the UK's."
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