Contribution
of Alcohol to SF Burden of Disease
"Population attributable fractions" -- the amount of mortality
that would have been avoided in the absence of heavy or poorly-timed
drinking --are published by both the Federal Government and the State
of California. For example, 47% of homicides, 40% of cirrhosis of the
liver deaths, 29% of drug overdoses (poisonings), and 23% of suicides
are attributable to alcohol. Alcohol
attributable fractions for California are available from the CDC.
Alcohol attriubutable deaths for the United States were recently reported
in MMWR.
The tables below are taken from a forthcoming DPH report on alcohol-attributable
mortality in San Francisco, based on premature mortality in SF during
2003-4.
A preliminary reckoning of alcohol-related burden
by zip code can be seen here. A more thorough analysis is underway.
