Alcohol Consumption Per Capita and Suicide: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

At the individual level, alcohol use is an established risk factor for suicide; however, it is unclear whether this is reflected at the population level. If alcohol consumption per capita (APC), a population-level metric of total alcohol consumption used in international frameworks to measure progress in reducing the harmful use of alcohol, is associated with suicide, it could prove to be a useful target for suicide prevention initiatives.

Objective

To examine whether there is an association between APC and suicide mortality, and if there is, to evaluate whether it differs by sex.

Data sources

Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched from database inception to February 24, 2025, for original quantitative studies that measured the associat

SUBMITTER: Guo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12455384 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature