Key Messages
Overall
By Sex
By Primary Cause
Technical Notes
Key Messages
- From 2014 to 2018, there were an estimated 211 deaths per year among Simcoe Muskoka residents 15 years and older that were attributable to alcohol use, which made up more than 4 per cent of deaths from all causes during that time.
- Males accounted for three-quarters of all alcohol attributable deaths in Simcoe Muskoka. Nearly seven per cent of all deaths among males were attributable to alcohol, compared with approximately two per cent among females.
- Half of all alcohol attributable deaths in Simcoe Muskoka had either cancers or cardiovascular diseases as the primary cause. An additional one-fifth of alcohol attributable deaths were caused by injuries (both intentional and accidental).
Overall
In Simcoe Muskoka, for the five-year period between 2014 and 2018, there were an estimated 211 deaths per year that could be attributed to alcohol use among the population 15 years and older. One-in-twenty-five (4.4%) deaths in Simcoe Muskoka during that period were attributable to alcohol.
By Sex
Males accounted for three-quarters of all alcohol attributable deaths in Simcoe Muskoka (160 for males vs. 51 for females per year). Nearly seven per cent of deaths from all causes among males were attributable to alcohol, compared with approximately two per cent among females.
By Primary Cause
Half of all alcohol attributable deaths in Simcoe Muskoka had either cancers or cardiovascular diseases as the primary cause. An additional one-fifth of alcohol attributable deaths were caused by injuries (both intentional and accidental). Another fifth of alcohol attributable deaths were caused by digestive diseases, including liver cirrhosis.
Technical Notes
Alcohol attributable mortality (AAM) is defined as the number of deaths in a population that are caused by alcohol use. AAM is calculated by estimating the alcohol attributable fraction (AAF) for specific alcohol-related primary causes of death (e.g., liver cirrhosis). The number of deaths attributable to alcohol for each of these causes are calculated separately and then added together to determine the total number of deaths that were caused by alcohol use.
According to a 2023 joint Public Health Ontario (PHO) and Ontario Health report on the Burden of Health Conditions Attributable to Smoking and Alcohol in Ontario, in an average year, an estimated 4,330 deaths in Ontario were attributable to alcohol, which made up 4.3 per cent of all deaths in people age 15 and older. The data presented on this page have been taken from supplementary tables included as part of this report.
Page last updated February 8, 2023