The peak in alcohol-related deaths in the first year of the pandemic was seen across all age groups.
The number of alcohol-related deaths jumped 25.5% between 2019 and 2020 in the United States, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a study published Friday, March 18 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), relayed by CNNwhich evokes “a strong increase compared to previous years”.
For comparison, between 1999 and 2017, the annual increase in alcohol-related deaths in the United States averaged 2.2%.
There were 78,927 alcohol-related deaths in the country in 2019 and 99,017 in 2020.
The study authors analyzed death certificates of people aged 16 and older provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 2019 and 2020. The researchers identified all deaths in which alcohol was listed as the underlying cause, but also those of road accidents occurring as a result of driving while intoxicated, details the American chain.
Alcohol-related deaths accounted for 2.8% of all deaths in 2019 and 3% in 2020.
While the peak in alcohol-related deaths in the first year of the pandemic was observed across all age groups, the largest change was seen among 35-44 year olds, where an increase of nearly of 40% was recorded.
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