The socioeconomic profile of alcohol-attributable mortality in South Africa: a modelling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, illness and life expectancy follow a social gradient that puts people of lower socioeconomic status (SES) at higher risk of dying prematurely. Alcohol consumption has been shown to be a factor contributing to socioeconomic differences in mortality. However, little evidence is available from low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this study was to quantify mortality attributable to alcohol consumption in the adult (15+ years) general population of South Africa in 2015 by SES, age, and sex.

Methods

A comparative risk assessment was performed using individual and aggregate data from South Africa and risk relations reported in the literature. Alcohol-attributable fractions (AAFs) and alcohol-attributable mortality rates were estimated for cause-s

SUBMITTER: Probst C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6016129 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature