Alcohol and Global Health
Alcohol - World Health Organization (WHO)
Alcohol is an established carcinogen and alcohol consumption increases the risk of several cancers, including breast, liver, head and neck, ...
In 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that alcohol contributed to more than 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions, including liver ...
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health
The Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) is an essential tool for assessing and monitoring the health situation and trends related to ...
Alcohol use - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Alcohol use is a major risk factor for death and disability worldwide. In some countries, it is the number one risk factor for men.
Alcohol: global health's blind spot - The Lancet
The global health community continues to disregard alcohol control as a policy priority that can save lives. Policy attention to alcohol is not nearly ...
WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains 'unacceptably high'
WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains 'unacceptably high' ... The global health toll of alcohol remains “unacceptably high” across the ...
Health risks of alcohol - The Lancet
An analysis from the Global Burden of Disease estimates that 1.34 billion people consumed harmful amounts of alcohol in 2020.
Global and regional impacts of alcohol use on public health
Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality, and the burden of disease, especially among the population aged 15–49 years.
In 2019, alcohol use was the leading risk factor for attributable burden of disease among people ages 25 to 49, the second-leading risk factor among ages 10 to ...
Alcohol in Excess | Think Global Health
Overall, we have a better understanding that in any case it is not safe to drink alcohol. Not only because of violence or road safety. Ethanol ...
Alcohol Consumption - Our World in Data
Alcohol is one of the world's largest risk factors for premature death. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), in its Global Burden of Disease ...
Are we moving into a new era for alcohol policy ... - BMJ Global Health
This analysis examines the content of, and prospects for, the GAAP. It is clear why stronger action on alcohol and health is needed.
WMA Statement on Reducing the Global Impact of Alcohol on Health ...
The WMA urges National Medical Associations and all physicians to take the following actions to help reduce the impact of alcohol on health and society.
Advancing alcohol research in low-income and ... - BMJ Global Health
We propose a conceptualisation of the 'alcohol environment' as the system of alcohol provision, acquisition and consumption—including, critically, industry ...
Regulate alcohol for global health - Nature
The World Health Organization is the only body that can promote health through the use of international law. It should make alcohol its next ...
WHO: Global Deaths From Alcohol Remain High | JAMA
About 2.6 million people around the world—the majority of whom were male—died from causes related to alcohol consumption in 2019, ...
National, regional, and global burdens of disease from 2000 to 2016 ...
According to WHO's Global Health Estimates, from 2000 to 2016, the alcohol-attributable age-standardised rates decreased by 17·9% for deaths and 14·5% for DALYs ...
Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016
Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for global disease burden and causes substantial health loss. We found that the risk of all-cause mortality ...
Alcohol use - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Alcohol use is a major risk factor for death and disability worldwide. In some countries, it is the number one risk factor for men.
New Initiative Launches To Address Neglected Global Health Crisis ...
November 1, 2022 (New York)—Alcohol consumption is a top-ten driver of death, illness and injury, with wide-ranging social and economic harms.