Alcohol-Associated Cancer Mortality Increased From 1990 To 2021

From 1990 to 2021, there was an increase in alcohol-associated cancer deaths in the United States, from 11,896 to 23,207 per 100,000 population, according to a recent study. The researchers concluded that there is a critical need for targeted prevention efforts, public health policies, and increased awareness to address the rising impact of alcohol consumption on cancer-related mortality across different demographic groups and regions.

Among individuals aged 55 years and older, the highest alcohol-associated proportional crude mortality rate (CMR) in 2021 was liver cancer in men (38.5%) and nasopharynx cancer in women (18 . . .