Increased alcohol-specific mortality in Germany during COVID-19: State-level trends from 2010 to 2020

Carolin Kilian; Sinclair Carr; Bernd Schulte; Jakob Manthey

doi:10.1111/dar.13573

Increased alcohol-specific mortality in Germany during COVID-19: State-level trends from 2010 to 2020

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Increased alcohol-specific mortality in Germany during COVID-19: State-level trends from 2010 to 2020. / Kilian, Carolin; Carr, Sinclair; Schulte, Bernd ; Manthey, Jakob.

In: DRUG ALCOHOL REV, Vol. 42, No. 3, 03.2023, p. 633-640.

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Kilian, C, Carr, S, Schulte, B & Manthey, J 2023, 'Increased alcohol-specific mortality in Germany during COVID-19: State-level trends from 2010 to 2020', DRUG ALCOHOL REV, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 633-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13573

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Kilian, C., Carr, S., Schulte, B., & Manthey, J. (2023). Increased alcohol-specific mortality in Germany during COVID-19: State-level trends from 2010 to 2020. DRUG ALCOHOL REV, 42(3), 633-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13573

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Kilian C, Carr S, Schulte B , Manthey J. Increased alcohol-specific mortality in Germany during COVID-19: State-level trends from 2010 to 2020. DRUG ALCOHOL REV. 2023 Mar;42(3):633-640. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13573

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abstract = "INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an increase in the alcohol-specific mortality. Against this backdrop, the aim of this report is to explore alcohol-specific mortality trends in Germany of the years 2010 to 2020.METHOD: Alcohol-specific mortality data aggregated by sex, 5-year age groups and state were collected from the annual cause-of-death statistics and analysed descriptively by visual inspection.RESULTS: The overall alcohol-specific mortality rate (age-standardised) has mainly decreased between 2010 and 2020. However, increased alcohol-specific mortality rates for the year 2020 compared to 2019 were found for both, women (+4.8%) and men (+5.5%), particularly in age groups between 40 and 69 years. Changes in alcohol-specific mortality rates differed between federated states, with steeper increases in East Germany.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Different mechanisms related to the increase in alcohol consumption, particularly among high-risk drinkers, and reduced resources in health care may have led to an increase in alcohol-specific mortality in Germany in 2020. Despite the recent decline in the alcohol-specific mortality in Germany, an increase in the death toll was observed in 2020.",

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AB - INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic may have led to an increase in the alcohol-specific mortality. Against this backdrop, the aim of this report is to explore alcohol-specific mortality trends in Germany of the years 2010 to 2020.METHOD: Alcohol-specific mortality data aggregated by sex, 5-year age groups and state were collected from the annual cause-of-death statistics and analysed descriptively by visual inspection.RESULTS: The overall alcohol-specific mortality rate (age-standardised) has mainly decreased between 2010 and 2020. However, increased alcohol-specific mortality rates for the year 2020 compared to 2019 were found for both, women (+4.8%) and men (+5.5%), particularly in age groups between 40 and 69 years. Changes in alcohol-specific mortality rates differed between federated states, with steeper increases in East Germany.DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Different mechanisms related to the increase in alcohol consumption, particularly among high-risk drinkers, and reduced resources in health care may have led to an increase in alcohol-specific mortality in Germany in 2020. Despite the recent decline in the alcohol-specific mortality in Germany, an increase in the death toll was observed in 2020.

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