Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020
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Question Are there sex-based differences in the contemporary burden and trends of alcohol-related mortality in the US?
Findings In this cross-sectional study of 605 948 alcohol-attributed deaths, male individuals had a significantly higher burden of alcohol-involved mortality than did female individuals, with a male to female ratio of 2.88. Temporal trends revealed an increase in alcohol-related deaths among both sexes, with a significantly higher rate of increase observed for female individuals than for male individuals.
Meaning Although alcohol-related deaths have historically been more prevalent among men than women, recent temporal trends suggest a narrowing of this gap, with increasing rates of alcohol-related deaths among female individuals compared with male individuals.
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