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Rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over in urban and rural areas : United States, 2000–2018
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October 2020
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Description:Data from the National Vital Statistics System, Mortality
• Age-adjusted rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over were stable from 2000 to 2006, then increased 43% from 10.7 per 100,000 in 2006 to 15.3 in 2018.
• For both males and females, alcohol-induced death rates increased at a greater rate between 2000 and 2018 in rural compared with urban areas.
• Among males, the rate of alcohol-induced deaths was highest in large central metro areas in 2000 (21.3); by 2018, rates in medium (25.1) and small metro (25.9), micropolitan (26.7), and noncore (25.3) areas were highest.
• Among females, the rate of alcohol-induced deaths in noncore areas (4.4) was among the lowest in 2000; by 2018, rates in noncore areas had more than doubled (9.9).
Excessive alcohol consumption is a well-known risk factor for mortality and has been causally linked to many diseases, conditions and injuries, including alcohol-attributable cancer, liver cirrhosis, and alcohol poisonings (1). Alcohol-induced deaths, or deaths from dependent and nondependent use of alcohol, as well as accidental poisoning by alcohol (2), have been increasing in the United States since 1999 with differences by sex, age, urban–rural classification, and other demographic characteristics (3,4). This Data Brief focuses on alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over, which account for more than 99% of the alcohol-induced deaths in the United States. The report presents trends from 2000 through 2018 by sex and urbanization level of county of residence.
Suggested citation: Spencer MR, Curtin SC, Hedegaard H. Rates of alcohol-induced deaths among adults aged 25 and over in rural and urban areas: United States, 2000–2018. NCHS Data Brief, no 383. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2020.
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Content Notes:Key findings -- Rates for alcohol-induced deaths among persons aged 25 and over increased from 2000 through 2018. -- The difference in alcohol-induced death rates between urban and rural areas was greater in 2018 than in 2000 for both males and females aged 25 and over. -- In 2000, the highest rates of alcohol-induced deaths among males aged 25 and over occurred in the most urban areas, while in 2018, the highest rates occurred in medium metro, small metro, and rural areas. -- In 2000, the highest rates of alcohol-induced deaths among females aged 25 and over occurred in the most urban areas, while in 2018, the highest rates occurred in medium metro, small metro, and rural areas. -- Summary -- Definitions -- Data source and methods -- About the authors -- References -- Suggested citation.
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Pages in Document:7 numbered pages
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