Trends in Alcohol-Induced Deaths in the United States, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Notable increases in mortality from alcohol-induced causes over the past 2 decades in the United States have been reported. However, comprehensive assessments of trends in alcohol-induced mortality by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and social and geographic factors are lacking.

Objective

To examine trends in alcohol-induced mortality rates from 2000 to 2016, comparing results by demographic characteristics including sex, race/ethnicity, age, county-level socioeconomic status, and geographic location.

Design, setting, and participants

This serial cross-sectional study used US national vital statistics data for years 2000 to 2016 for all US residents older than 15 years. Data analysis was conducted from January to September 2019.

Exposures

Trends in alcohol

SUBMITTER: Spillane S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7043198 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature