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47. Alcohol

Table 47.3: DALYs Attributable to High-Risk Average Alcohol Consumption by Disease Category and Region, 2001 (thousands of DALYs)

DALYs Attributable to High-Risk Average Alcohol Consumption by Disease Category and Region, 2001 *(thousands of DALYs)*
Disease category	Europe and Central Asia	Latin America and the Caribbean	Sub-Saharan Africa	East Asia and the Pacific	South Asia	High-income countries	World
Total chronic disease	6,510	5,283	2,770	10,296	3,167	4,526	33,634
Total injury	3,149	1,500	1,693	1,532	514	1,092	9,207
Total DALYs attributable to high-risk alcohol consumption	9,659	6,783	4,463	11,828	3,681	5,618	42,841
Total DALYs from all diseases	116,502	104,287	344,754	346,225	408,655	149,161	1,535,871
Proportion of DALYs attributable to high-risk alcohol consumption	8.3	6.5	1.3	3.4	0.9	3.8	2.8

Source: Authors' calculations based on Rehm and others 2004 and WHO 2002.

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Chapter Sections

Figures

47.1 Model of Alcohol Consumption, Intermediate Outcomes, and Long-Term Consequences

Tables

47.1 Prevalence of High-Risk Drinking by Gender, Age Group, and Region, 2000 (percentage of the population)
47.2 Alcohol-attributable DALYs by Disease Category and World Bank Region, 2001 (thousands of DALYs)
47.3 DALYs Attributable to High-Risk Average Alcohol Consumption by Disease Category and Region, 2001 (thousands of DALYs)
47.4 Effectiveness of Drinking-and-Driving Legislation and Its Enforcement (per 100,000 population)
47.5 Effect of Taxation on the Incidence of High-Risk Alcohol Use
47.6 Population-Level Effects of Interventions to Reduce High-Risk Alcohol Use by World Bank Region
47.7 Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce High-Risk Alcohol Use by World Bank Region

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