Trends based on Global Burden of Disease study data
This report visualizes changes in mortality rates from NCDs attributed to alcohol consumption and trends in alcohol and other lifestyle-related risk factors (high blood pressure, dietary risk, tobacco use, high plasma glucose, high body mass index, high LDL cholesterol, and low physical activity) between 2010 and 2024.
It shows that:
Age-standardized alcohol-attributed mortality from all NCDs has declined 25% since 2010, from 15.5 to 11.6 per 100,000.
Rates have also declined across several major alcohol-related NCD outcomes (cardiovascular diseases, cancer, liver disease, and alcohol use disorders) during this period.
Six of the eight most common lifestyle-related risk factors for NCDs have declined since 2010 (high alcohol use, tobacco use, high LDL cholesterol, high blood pressure, dietary risks, and low physical activity).
High alcohol use declined by 25%.
Two factors have increased: high blood sugar (3% rise) and high body mass index (6% rise).
With this report, IARD furthers its commitment to facilitating the tracking of trends in harmful drinking by providing informative resources based on the most recent data available.
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