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Table 5 Mortality differences attributable to alcohol for different methodologies and times for Canada and other countries

From: Mortality and potential years of life lost attributable to alcohol consumption in Canada in 2005

Country

Study

Methods

Year

Alcohol- attributable deaths

% of all Deaths

All deaths caused under 70*

% of all deaths caused under 70

PYLLs*

% of all PYLLs

Canada*

Single et al., 1996 [10]

Single et al., 1996 [10]

1992

6,701

3.41%

4,913

6.64%

186,257

6.05%

Canada*

Patra et al., 2007 [11]

Rehm et al., 2006 [12]

2002

8,103

3.62%

5,061

7.56%

191,136

6.18%

Canada*

Current Study

Rehm et al., 2006 [12]

2005

8,312

3.61%

5,338

8.13%

197,040

6.25%

Canada*

Current Study

Current Study

2005

10,284

4.47%

5,613

8.55%

209,084

6.63%

Canada

Current Study

Rehm et al., 2006 [12]

2005

6,454

2.80%

-

-

171,700

5.45%

America A (WHO region AMR A)

Rehm et al., 2008 [Rehm et al., 2010]

Rehm et al., 2006 [12]

2004

55,000

1.99%

-

-

1,224,000

6.09%

Americas (WHO region AMR)

Rehm et al., 2008 [Rehm et al., 2010]

Rehm et al., 2006 [12]

2004

347,000

5.60%

-

-

6,845,000

10.21%

World

Rehm et al., 2010 [Rehm et al., 2010]

Rehm et al., 2006 [12]

2004

2,255,000

3.80%

-

-

40,863,000

4.38%

  1. * Estimates are based on the gross number of deaths caused by alcohol and do not include those prevented except for: America A, Americas, and world