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Alcohol-Attributable Death and Burden of Illness among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Remote Australia, 2014–2018

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  • Renu Unnikrishnan

    (Health Statistics & Informatics, Department of Health, Darwin, NT 0800, Australia)

  • Yuejen Zhao

    (Health Statistics & Informatics, Department of Health, Darwin, NT 0800, Australia)

  • Ramakrishna Chondur

    (Health Statistics & Informatics, Department of Health, Darwin, NT 0800, Australia)

  • Paul Burgess

    (Health Statistics & Informatics, Department of Health, Darwin, NT 0800, Australia)

Abstract

Harmful use of alcohol is a problem in the Northern Territory (NT), Australia. The aim of this study was to assess and compare alcohol-attributable deaths and the contribution of alcohol to the burden of disease and injury (BOD) among the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in the NT between 2014 and 2018. The alcohol-use data for adults aged 15+ years old in the NT population was taken from the 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey. BOD was measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALY) as part of the NT BOD study. Population-attributable fractions were derived to analyse deaths and BOD. Between 2014 and 2018, 673 Aboriginal and 392 non-Aboriginal people died of harmful use of alcohol, accounting for 26.3% and 12.9% of the total deaths in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population, respectively. Alcohol caused 38,596 and 15,433 DALY (19.9% and 10.2% of the total), respectively, in the NT Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population for the same period. The alcohol-attributable DALY rate in the Aboriginal population was 10,444.6 per 100,000 persons, six times the non-Aboriginal rate. This study highlights the urgent need to reduce harmful alcohol use in the NT, which disproportionately affects Aboriginal peoples in rural and remote areas.

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  • Renu Unnikrishnan & Yuejen Zhao & Ramakrishna Chondur & Paul Burgess, 2023. "Alcohol-Attributable Death and Burden of Illness among Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Populations in Remote Australia, 2014–2018," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(22), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:22:p:7066-:d:1280760
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