Deaths Caused By Alcohol Spiked by 26% During the Pandemic

The number of Americans killed by alcohol rose by 26% during the first year of the pandemic, according to data released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) on Nov. 4คำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. This steep rise occurred from the start of 2019 until the end of 2020, jumping from about 10.4 deaths per 100,000 people to 13.1 deaths. It’s the biggest year-over-year increase in at least two decades.

The increase was largely driven by alcoholic liver disease, which rose by 23% year over year, and mental and behavioral health disorders due to the use of alcohol (such as deaths resulting from intoxication, dependence, or psychotic disorder), which rose by 33%. The …