Alcohol causes one in 20 deaths worldwide, says WHO [theguardian.com]

Alicia Doktor 9/25/184:00 AM

Alcohol is responsible for more than 5% of all deaths worldwide, or around 3 million a year, new figures have revealed.

The data, part of a report from the World Health Organization, shows that about 2.3 million of those deaths in 2016 were of men, and that almost 29% of all alcohol-caused deaths were down to injuries – including traffic accidents and suicide.

The report, which comes out every four years, reveals the continued impact of alcohol on public health around the world, and highlights that the young bear the brunt: 13.5% of deaths among people in their 20s are linked to booze, with alcohol responsible for 7.2% of premature deaths overall.

[For more on this story by Nicola Davis, go to https://www.theguardian.com/so...-to-alcohol-who-says]

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