1 in 25 deaths worldwide attributable to alcohol consumption
June 27th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANILondon, June 27 (ANI): A new study has shown that one in 25 deaths worldwide are linked to alcohol consumption.
According to Dr Jurgen Rehm from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Europe has high proportion of deaths related to alcohol, with 1 in 10 deaths directly attributable.
And consumption is increasing, especially in the most populous countries of India and China.
Alcohol-related disorders are among the most disabling disease categories around the world, especially for men.
“Today, we know more than ever about which strategies can effectively and cost-effectively control alcohol-related harms,” the Lancet quoted Rehm as saying.
“Provided that our public policy makers act on these practical strategies expeditiously, we could see an enormous impact in reducing damage,” he added.
Majority of deaths caused by alcohol were through injuries, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver cirrhosis.
“Globally, the effect of alcohol on burden of disease is about the same size as that of smoking in 2000, but it is relatively greatest in emerging economies,” Rehm added.
“There are significant social, health and economic problems caused by alcohol,” said Gail Czukar, CAMH’s executive vice-president, Policy, Education and Health Promotion.
“But research gives us sound, proven interventions that governments and health providers can use to address these problems,” Czukar added. (ANI)
- Red wine's benefits for heart overestimated? - Sep 20, 2011
- Wine's role ambiguous in protecting heart - Jan 31, 2012
- Peg or two lowers risk of liver disease - Apr 23, 2012
- Liver ailments rise in Kerala - Dec 21, 2011
- Alcohol taxes can reduce death rates among chronic heavy drinkers - Aug 10, 2010
- Alcohol more harmful for women - May 07, 2012
- Alcohol kills 2.5mn a year: WHO - Feb 12, 2011
- Liquor gives a kick, but may also kick in unsafe sex - Dec 12, 2011
- Increasing taxes on alcoholic beverages cuts disease, crime, death rates - Sep 24, 2010
- Obesity, alcohol join forces to increase liver disease risk - Mar 12, 2010
- Alcohol killing 20-year-olds in Britain - Aug 01, 2011
- Drink, obesity behind steep rise in liver deaths - Aug 30, 2010
- Liver disease leading cause of alcohol-related deaths - Apr 24, 2009
- Antioxidant may prevent alcohol-induced liver damage - May 03, 2011
- Mediterranean diet a sound recipe for healthy living - Mar 08, 2011
Tags: addiction and mental health, alcohol consumption, burden of disease, cardiovascular disease, control alcohol, deaths caused by alcohol, disease categories, economic problems, effect of alcohol, emerging economies, enormous impact, executive vice, health promotion, health providers, interventions, jurgen rehm, lancet, policy education, populous countries, social health