Alcohol-related deaths in Scotland are five times more likely amongst the most deprived groups, a report has found.

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Public Health Scotland (PHS) statistics evaluated alcohol consumption, price, harms and inequalities.

It found "stark inequalities" between the poorest and most affluent adults who consume alcohol in terms of hospital stays and death statistics.

The figures come despite the Scottish government's introduction of a minimum unit price (MUP) in May 2018.

It requires all licensed premises in the country to set a floor price of 50p per unit of alcohol.

The Monitoring and Evaluating Scotland's Alcohol Strategy (MESAS) report 2022 found rates of alcohol-specific deaths were five times higher in Scotland's poorest communities.

And alcohol-related hospital stays were nearly eight times higher among the most deprived Scots.

Minimum unit pricing was introduced to curb excessive alcohol consumption and related harms, including death, crime and unemployment.

But a separate PHS report published earlier this month found "no clear evidence" the policy had reduced consumption amongst the most harmful drinkers.

Instead, it found those most dependent on alcohol would find alternative ways around the price hike - such as switching to alternative cheaper alcohol or spending less money on food and bills.

In 2020, 1,190 people died in Scotland due a cause wholly attributable to alcohol - an average of almost 23 people per week, official PHS data noted.