Alcool, tabac et mortalité en France depuis 1950. Essai d'évaluation du nombre des décès dus à la consommation d'alcool et de tabac en 1986
Nizard (Alfred), and Munoz-Perez (Francisco).- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Mortality in France since 1950. An estimate of the Annual Numbers of Deaths In France, statistics relating to the principal cause of death have tended to underestimate the influence of alcohol consumption on mortality. In 1986, only 10 034 deaths were attributed to this cause. Only 36 cases was smoking mentioned as the principal cause of death. However, if diseases where the consumption of alcohol or tobacco are contributory causes of death are included, these numbers would rise to 18 263 alcohol-related and 2 567 smoking-related deaths. An estimate based on several elements - age contribution of deaths by cause, including principal and contributory causes of death, epidemiological studies, and an analysis of the trend of sex-cause-specific mortality rates since 1950 has enabled us to obtain a better understanding of the effect of alcohol and tobacco consumption on French mortality. More than 35 000 deaths in 1986, (or 6.5 per cent of all deaths), were attributed to the consumption of alcohol: in particular more than one-third of deaths from diseases of the digestive system, one-quarter of deaths from mental illness, and one-fifth of deaths from violence. More than 50 000 deaths (some nine per cent of the total) can be attributed to smoking. This includes most notably one-fifth of deaths from cancers and diseases of the respiratory system. The proportion is lower (six per cent) for deaths from diseases of the circulatory system, but the absolute number of such deaths is larger, and stands at almost 12 000. In the paper we assess the number of deaths attributable to the consumption of alcohol or tobacco for the major sex-age groups.
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1993
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Authors: | Nizard, Alfred ; Munoz-Perez, Francisco |
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Population (french edition). - Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED). - Vol. 48.1993, 3, p. 571-607
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Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED) |
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