TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Trends in alcohol-related deaths in the EU countries in 1980-2003
JO  - International journal of social psychiatry
A1  - Innamorati, Marco
A1  - Pompili, Maurizio
A1  - Martinotti, Giovanni
A1  - Serafini, Gianluca
A1  - Amore, Mario
A1  - Lester, David
A1  - Girardi, Paolo
A1  - Janiri, Luigi
SP  - 443
EP  - 451
VL  - 59
IS  - 5
N2  - Aims: To explore temporal trends since 1980 in alcohol-related death for people resident in the European Union (EU) and to examine differences between EU members admitted prior to 2004 and new EU members admitted since 2004.  METHODS: The data were extracted from the World Health Organization's European mortality database and the European Health for All database.  RESULTS: New EU members had higher rates of alcohol-related deaths (135.0 ± 18.48 vs 88.9 ± 18.93; t = −8.55 (d.f. = 46), p < .001) and higher death rates from alcohol abuse (whole population: 3.4 ± 1.24 vs 2.6 ± 0.12; t = −2.98 (d.f. = 23.45), p < .01; male population: 6.1 ± 2.17 vs 4.4 ± 0.19; t = −3.87 (d.f. = 23.35), p < .001) than early EU countries. However, a mortality gradient between groups of countries was visible only for female alcohol-related deaths when controlling for mortality rates from all causes. Multivariate regression analyses also indicated that alcohol-related deaths and alcohol consumption were associated negatively with the gross national product (GNP) of EU countries and positively with levels of urbanization.  CONCLUSIONS: Alcohol-related deaths represent more than 10% of all EU mortality and confirm the importance of national prevention strategies for alcohol problems.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764012438479
ID  - ref1
ER  -