Alcohol-induced deaths in Australia at their highest in 10 years

Health experts point to late-stage liver disease, neurodegenerative diseases and heart failure as conditions that can be caused by long-term drinking

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Alcohol-induced deaths are at their highest rate in 10 years, driven by conditions that can be caused by long-term drinking such as late-stage liver disease, neurodegenerative diseases and heart failure.

The latest deaths data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday shows that in 2021, there were 1,559 people who died of an alcohol-induced death, comprising 1,156 men and 403 women.

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