Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol-related Mortality in Canada, 1950-2000

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe trends in overall alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality in Canada, and to test regional associations between per capita alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality.

Method: Alcohol sales for 1950-2000 were used to measure total alcohol consumption; alcohol-related mortality consisted of nine different alcohol-related causes of death for 1950-1998. Alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality were described for 1950-2000, and measures of dispersion were calculated to assess the homogeneity across regions.

Findings: Both alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality increased in all regions up to 1975-80 and …