Estimated Deaths Attributable to Excessive Alcohol Use Among US Adults Aged 20 to 64 Years, 2015 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Alcohol consumption is a leading preventable cause of death in the US, and death rates from fully alcohol-attributable causes (eg, alcoholic liver disease) have increased in the past decade, including among adults aged 20 to 64 years. However, a comprehensive assessment of alcohol-attributable deaths among this population, including from partially alcohol-attributable causes, is lacking.

Objective

To estimate the mean annual number of deaths from excessive alcohol use relative to total deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 years overall; by sex, age group, and state; and as a proportion of total deaths.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cross-sectional study of mean annual alcohol-attributable deaths among US residents between January 1, 2

SUBMITTER: Esser MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9627409 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature