Author/Editor		Šešok, Janja
Title		Alcohol consumption and indicators of alcohol-related harm in Slovenia, 1981-2002
Type		članek
Source		Croat Med J
Vol. and No.		Letnik 45, št. 4
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 466-72
Language		eng
Abstract		Aim. To document over-time per capita alcohol consumption and connection between per capita alcohol consumption and indicators of short and long term alcohol-related harm. Methods. Registered alcohol consumption was calculated from the data on production and trade of alcoholic beverages, using World Health Organization recommended methodology for the 1981-2002 period. The indicators of alcohol-related harm, alcohol-related mortality, and alcohol-related road-traffic accidents were calculated from mortality data and alcohol-related traffic accidents data for the 1986-2001 period. Results. Estimates of apparentper capita alcohol consumption in Slovenia overthe past 20 years indicate a decrease in alcohol consumption, beginning in 1982 and continuing with some fluctuations in subsequent years through 2002. Per capita consumption of ethanol from all beverages combined decreased from 1981 to 2002 by 15.1%. The drop was substantial in the period from 1981 to 1991. On average, 32 people per 100,000 aged >= 15 years died annually from all alcohol-related causes. The number of years of potential life lost (YPLL) due to all alcohol related causes decreased by 21%, with a 40% decrease in YPLL due to premature deaths from alcoholic liver disease and 113% increase in YPLL due to premature deaths from mental and behavioral disorders due to use of alcohol. Conclusion. Indicators of alcohol-related harm reflect high per capita alcohol consumption. With a strong legislative and public health support the situation is expected to improve.
Descriptors		ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC ALCOHOL DRINKING ALCOHOLISM ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES SLOVENIA