How did burden attributable to alcohol use vary by age and sex?
Males experienced a greater amount of total burden due to alcohol use than females in most age groups. For males, alcohol use attributable burden peaked during ages 25–44, primarily due to alcohol use disorders and suicide & self-inflicted injuries.
By comparison, burden attributable to alcohol use was experienced in older age groups in females, peaking in ages 65–84. The burden experienced was due to a number of diseases including coronary heart disease, breast cancer, liver cancer and chronic liver disease.
A large amount of the burden attributable to alcohol use was due to alcohol use disorders—50% of the attributable burden (DALY) in people aged between 15 and 34, and 87% of attributable non-fatal burden (YLL) between people aged 15 and 44.