The main cause of death of Russian men is vodka
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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According to the international group of scientists, the main cause of death of Russian men is vodka. For the first time in the history of this type of research, scientists have been monitoring the lives of Russians, before experts only analyzed the statistical data on the basis of which they made appropriate conclusions. According to statistics, in 2012, 25% of men died before the age of 55, and this was, in the opinion of scientists, a predilection for alcohol.
The research group, headed by David Zaridze of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, monitored the mortality rate of the male population in three Siberian cities: Biysk, Tomsk, and Barnaul. The project involved 200 thousand people, whose age was from 35 to 74 years. In 1991, a volunteer survey was carried out, during which project participants told about their lifestyle, existing bad habits, in particular the attitude to alcohol and tobacco smoking. By 2010, eight thousand men who were participants in the study were no longer alive. In addition, the group studied the causes of death of about 50,000 people living in these cities and died shortly before the start of the research project.
As it turned out, there are more chances to die before the age of 60 years in those men who prefer cigarettes and alcohol. Among the total number of people who died 30% were frequent smokers, which was 2.5 times more than those who regularly smoke and occasionally drink. Tobacco smoking is recognized as an aggravating factor, since nicotine increases the harm of alcohol on the heart and liver of a person.
Based on all the data obtained in the course of the study, the scientists compiled a prognosis of mortality from excessive consumption of alcohol, as well as caused from diseases. As it turned out, with age, the chances of dying from alcohol increase. Among men who drank occasionally between the ages of 35 and 54, the mortality rate was 16%, and among those who drank more than 3 bottles of strong alcohol per week - 35%. In the older group, where the age of men was 55 to 74 years, among the occasional men drinking, the figure was at the level of 50%, and among "amateurs" to drink - 64%.
According to the authors of the research project, since 2006, the mortality rate among the male population has started to decrease markedly, i.е. After the "alcohol" reforms began to operate.
The fact that vodka influences life expectancy is exemplary because most of the drinking population prefers this strong alcoholic beverage. As can be seen from the scientific research institute, among the total number of patients in narcological hospitals, 76% are "fans" of vodka.
Alcoholics at the same time is only 3-4% of the population, and drunkards, who drink a little, but regularly - 40%.
As scientists note, the addiction to vodka does not have a permanent and irreversible effect, as the researchers themselves assure, when refusing to drink alcohol, the likelihood of premature death begins to decline.