Projections of alcohol-related deaths in England and Wales—tragic toll or potential prize?
2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 379; Issue: 9817 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(12)60244-x
ISSN1474-547X
AutoresNick Sheron, Ian Gilmore, Camille Parsons, C J Hawkey, J. M. Rhodes,
Tópico(s)Homelessness and Social Issues
ResumoThe latest alcohol-related harm statistics from the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) were released on Jan 26, 2012, 1 Office for National StatisticsAlcohol-related deaths in the United Kingdom, 2010. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational-health4/alcohol-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom/2010/index.htmlDate: Jan 26, 2012 Google Scholar and provide an opportunity to re-evaluate the projections of alcohol-related liver deaths that we previously reported in this journal with 2008 data. 2 Sheron N Hawkey C Gilmore I Projections of alcohol deaths—a wake-up call. Lancet. 2011; 377: 1297-1299 Summary Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (34) Google Scholar Using the standard ONS definition, 3 Office for National StatisticsDefining alcohol related deaths. Office for National Statistics, London2006http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational-health4/alcohol-related-deaths-in-the-united-kingdom/defining-alcohol-related-deaths/discussion-document.pdf Google Scholar alcohol-related liver deaths in England and Wales fell from 6470 in 2008 to 6230 in 2009, but then increased again to 6317 in 2010. 4 Office for National StatisticsMortality statistics: deaths registered in England and Wales (Series DR), 2010. Office for National Statistics, London2010http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/vsob1/mortality-statistics–deaths-registered-in-england-and-wales–series-dr-/2010/index.html Google Scholar These data do not include the wider spectrum of alcohol attributable mortality, which would also include acute deaths from accidents, violence, and suicide or from chronic diseases, such as hypertension, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and cancers of the breast and gastrointestinal tract. Alcohol-related liver deaths thus account for around a quarter of total alcohol-related deaths. 5 Jones L Bellis MA Dedman D Sumnall H Tocque K Alcohol attributable fractions for England; alcohol attributable mortality and hospital admissions. North-West Public Health Observatory and Department of Health, Liverpool2008http://www.cph.org.uk/showPublication.aspx?pubid=403 Google Scholar
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