According to new data, the death rate due to alcohol increased significantly in the first year after the pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPrevious reportsAn increase in alcohol-related deaths in 2020-2021. Two new reports this week also showed a 30% increase.
The reports also include details about which states and groups are experiencing the greatest death rates, as well as which countries have the highest numbers.
“Alcohol is often overlooked”Marissa Esser who heads the CDC’s alcohol program, stated that it is a public problem.
“But it is a leading preventable cause of death.”
Esser suggests that the increase in alcohol-related deaths during the pandemic may be due to difficulties accessing medical treatment.
One of the reportsThe Friday release of focuses on more than a dozen types of “alcohol-induced” deaths. These deaths were entirely attributed to alcohol, which includes alcohol-caused liver and pancreas failure, withdrawal, and other diseases.
According to the report, these deaths have been on the rise for the past two decades, increasing by 7% each year. But, over 52,000 of them occurred in 2018, an increase from 39,000 in 2019.
They rose 26% to 13 deaths per 100,000 U.S. citizens in 2020. This is the highest recorded rate since at least 40 years ago, according to Merianne Spencer, the study’s principal author.
According to data, the death rate for those aged 55-64 was still high, but it rose significantly for some other groups.
This includes a 42% increase in women aged 35-44.
The second reportPublished in JAMA Network Open earlier this weekThis is a wider range.
According to the study, these deaths could have been linked to alcohol, including motor vehicle accidents, suicides and falls.
According to the study, over 140,000 alcohol-related deaths occurred annually between 2015 and 2019. As many as 1 out 8 deaths in the United States among adults aged 20 to 64 were alcohol-related.
According to data, New Mexico had the highest number of alcohol-related death at 22 percent and Mississippi had the lowest at just 9 percent.
Esser says future research points should investigate ways to reduce alcohol consumption. This includes increasing alcohol taxes and restricting where alcohol can be purchased.