Research@KIHASA: Risks and Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol-Attributable Illnesses
Risks and Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol-Attributable Illnesses
Jung, Young-ho; Ko, Sukja
alcohol-attributable illness; relative risk; socioeconomic cost
This study analyzes National Health Insurance (NHI)
cohort database (for years 2002~2013) to estimate
the risk of illnesses attributable to drinking. Based
on the estimates of risk of illnesses attributable
to alcohol, the socioeconomic cost of problematic
drinking are calculated..
We find that high-risk drinking significantly
increases the relative risk of all alcohol-attributable
illnesses and the total socioeconomic costs of
alcohol-attributable illnesses amount to KRW
4.6942 trillion.
Ⅱ. Illnesses Associated with Alcohol: Literature Survey 5
Ⅲ. Methods for Estimating the Helath Risks & Socioeconomic Costs of Drinking 25
1. Estimating the Risk of Alcohol-Attributable Illnesses 27
2. Estimating the Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol Consumption 31
1. Risks of Alcohol-Attributable Cancers 41
2. Risks of Alcohol-Attributable Cardiovascular Diseases 44
3. Risks of Other Alcohol-Attributable Illnesses 47
4. Socioeconomic Costs of Alcohol Consumption 48
5. Costs of Alcohol-Attributable Injuries & Suicides 57