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A report on the WHO shows that alcohol is responsible for 3M deaths worldwide, mostly among men
U.N. News: Alcohol abuse kills three million people a year, for most men – WHO report
"More than one in 20 deaths in 2016 – three million people, mostly men – was caused by a harmful consumption of alcohol, according to a report released Friday by the World Health Organization. (WHO). … The WHO Global Report on Alcohol and Health, published in 2018, found that of all alcohol-related deaths, 28% were due to injuries (traffic accidents, self-injury and violence); 21% were due to digestive disorders; and the rest has been caused by cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, cancers, mental disorders and other health problems … "(9/21).
Additional coverage of the report is available from Agence France-Presse, The Associated Press, the BMJ, Forbes, Fortune, The Guardian, Reuters, UPI, U.S. News & World Report and Xinhua News.
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