Global status report on alcohol and health 2018: 21 September 2018 – Geneva. More than 3 million people died as a result of harmful use of alcohol in 2016, according a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). This represents 1 in 20 deaths. More than three quarters of these deaths were among men. Overall, the harmful use of alcohol causes more than 5% of the global disease burden.
“Far too many people, their families and communities suffer the consequences of the harmful use of alcohol through violence, injuries, mental health problems and diseases like cancer and stroke,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. “It’s time to step up action to prevent this serious threat to the development of healthy societies.”
Harmful use of alcohol causes;
- 100% of alcohol use disorders
48% of liver cirrhosis
26% of mouth cancers
26% of pancreatitis
20% of tuberculosis
18% of suicides
18% of interpersonal violence
27% of traffic injuries
11% of colorectal cancer
13% of epilepsy
7% of hypertensive
heart disease
5% of breast cancer
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