New figures released: Alcohol grows as risk factor for death and disability (corrected version)

The new study found that alcohol was the fifth leading risk factor for death and disability in 2010, accounting for 5.5% of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost globally, up from 3.5% in 1990. 67 risk factors have been studied and results are presented for 21 regions all over the world.





The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study attempts to calculate which factors cause early deaths