Mortality and hospitalizations fully attributable to alcohol use before versus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic period was associated with increased alcohol consumption. We sought to estimate excess mortality and hospitalizations attributable to alcohol use in Canada between April 2020 and December 2022.

Methods

Using data from the Canadian Vital Statistics Database and hospital Discharge Abstract Database (Jan. 2016 to Dec. 2022), we analyzed monthly mortality and hospitalization rates for conditions fully attributable to alcohol use in people in Canada aged 15 years and older. We estimated excess rates during the study period of April 2020 to December 2022 by comparing observed rates to expected rates, modelled using the autoregressive integrated moving average method, accounting for trends, seasonality, autocorrelation, and pandemic waves.

Result

SUBMITTER: Shi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790301 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature