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Women, young adults, and Native people hit hard by rapid increase in alcohol liver deaths, study finds
A new study suggests that the surge in pandemic-fueled drinking caused a sharp and continuing rise in fatal liver disease, particularly in women, young adults, and Native Americans.
Deaths from alcohol-related liver diseases have been rising for years — and at an accelerated rate for groups including women, young adults, and Indigenous people. New data suggest a surge in deaths in the early months of the pandemic has continued in subsequent years.
The study presents a discouraging picture of the nation’s liver health. Between 2018 and 2022, the most recent year for which mortality data are available, the annual percentage change in alcohol-associated liver disease deaths was nearly 9%, compared to 3.5% between 2006 and 2018.
