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To quantify global levels of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years across 195 locations from 1990 to 2016, and to identify the consumption level that minimises total health loss.

August 23, 2018The LancetOpen Access

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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MGMax Griswold NFNancy Fullman CHCaitlin Hawley

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Systematic analysis reveals that zero alcohol consumption minimises overall health loss globally, indicating that public health policies must focus on reducing total population intake.

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To quantify global levels of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years across 195 locations from 1990 to 2016, and to identify the consumption level that minimises total health loss.
Synthesised data from 694 individual- and population-level consumption sources and 592 prospective and retrospective studies evaluating alcohol-related health risks.
Adjusted alcohol sales estimates for tourist and unrecorded consumption, meta-analysed relative risks for 23 health outcomes, and calculated the consumption level that minimises overall health loss.
In 2016, alcohol use was the seventh leading risk factor globally, accounting for 2.2% (95% UI 1.5–3.0) of age-standardised female deaths and 6.8% (95% UI 5.8–8.0) of age-standardised male deaths.
Among individuals aged 15–49 years, alcohol was the leading risk factor globally, causing 3.8% (95% UI 3.2–4.3) of female deaths, 12.2% (95% UI 10.8–13.6) of male deaths, 2.3% (95% UI 2.0–2.6) of female DALYs, and 8.9% (95% UI 7.8–9.9) of male DALYs.
The level of alcohol consumption that minimised overall individual health risk was zero (95% UI 0.0–0.8) standard drinks per week, with cancers driving 27.1% (95% UI 21.2–33.3) of female and 18.9% (95% UI 15.3–22.6) of male attributable deaths in people aged 50 and older.

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Griswold et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cc8aac9ba99be288cebee https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31310-2

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August 23, 2018The LancetOpen Access

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

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Authors

MGMax Griswold NFNancy Fullman CHCaitlin Hawley

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Systematic analysis reveals that zero alcohol consumption minimises overall health loss globally, indicating that public health policies must focus on reducing total population intake.

Key Points

To quantify global levels of alcohol consumption, alcohol-attributable deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years across 195 locations from 1990 to 2016, and to identify the consumption level that minimises total health loss.
Synthesised data from 694 individual- and population-level consumption sources and 592 prospective and retrospective studies evaluating alcohol-related health risks.
Adjusted alcohol sales estimates for tourist and unrecorded consumption, meta-analysed relative risks for 23 health outcomes, and calculated the consumption level that minimises overall health loss.
In 2016, alcohol use was the seventh leading risk factor globally, accounting for 2.2% (95% UI 1.5–3.0) of age-standardised female deaths and 6.8% (95% UI 5.8–8.0) of age-standardised male deaths.
Among individuals aged 15–49 years, alcohol was the leading risk factor globally, causing 3.8% (95% UI 3.2–4.3) of female deaths, 12.2% (95% UI 10.8–13.6) of male deaths, 2.3% (95% UI 2.0–2.6) of female DALYs, and 8.9% (95% UI 7.8–9.9) of male DALYs.
The level of alcohol consumption that minimised overall individual health risk was zero (95% UI 0.0–0.8) standard drinks per week, with cancers driving 27.1% (95% UI 21.2–33.3) of female and 18.9% (95% UI 15.3–22.6) of male attributable deaths in people aged 50 and older.

Cite This Study

Griswold et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cc8aac9ba99be288cebee https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31310-2

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