{"id":153970,"date":"2025-09-05T13:36:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153970\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"belarus-leads-worlds-alcohol-related-deaths-study","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/153970\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus leads world&#8217;s alcohol-related deaths \u2013 study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 5, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Belarus is ranked No. 1 in the world in terms of alcohol-related mortality, the <em>Belye Chalaty<\/em> Telegram channel linked to the BYMEDSOL medical solidarity fund said, citing a study published in the recent issue of<em> The Lancet Public Health <\/em>journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study by a group of researchers from Canada, Germany and the United States, based on an analysis of age-standardized mortality rates and DALY (disability-adjusted life years) rates, stressed premature deaths\u00a0due to alcohol-related diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus had 164.3 deaths from alcohol-related causes per 100,000 people, according to the study, being ahead of Moldova and Ukraine with 162.3 and 156.9 deaths, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike in the rest of the world, alcohol-related mortality in Belarus has not declined in recent decades, psychiatrist U\u0142adzimir Pikirenia said, pointing to the absence of targeted policies to curb hard liquor consumption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 5, Pozirk. 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