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Volume
3:
No. 4, October 2006
SPECIAL TOPIC
Estimating Chronic Disease Deaths and Hospitalizations Due to Alcohol Use in Canada in 2002: Implications for Policy and Prevention Strategies
| Condition |
No. Deaths Caused by Alcohol |
No. Deaths Prevented by Alcohol |
| Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
| Mental disorders (other than alcohol dependence) |
237 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
| Digestive diseases |
663 |
218 |
2 |
1 |
| Diabetes |
0 |
0 |
71 |
18 |
| Cardiovascular |
200 |
33 |
678 |
176 |
| Cancer (malignant neoplasms) |
608 |
283 |
0 |
0 |
| Alcohol dependence |
198 |
59 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
1,906 |
672 |
751 |
195 |
Figure 1. Alcohol-attributable chronic-disease mortality in Canada, 2002, people aged 69 years or younger.
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| Condition |
No. Diagnoses Caused by Alcohol |
No. Diagnoses Prevented by Alcohol |
| Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
| Mental disorders (other than alcohol dependence) |
27,015 |
13,086 |
0 |
0 |
| Digestive diseases |
11,803 |
4,429 |
2,092 |
2,458 |
| Diabetes |
0 |
0 |
4,730 |
1,698 |
| Cardiovascular |
32,422 |
9,578 |
17,040 |
4,633 |
| Cancer (malignant neoplasms) |
2,367 |
1,894 |
0 |
0 |
| Alcohol dependence |
15,416 |
6,612 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
89,022 |
35,599 |
23,861 |
8,790 |
Figure 2. Alcohol-attributable Chronic Disease Diagnoses in Canada, 2002, Population Aged 69 Years or Younger.
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