AUTHOR=Yeverino-Gutiérrez Myrna L. , González-González María del R. , González-Santiago Omar 

TITLE=Mortality From Alcohol-Related Liver Cirrhosis in Mexico (2000–2017)

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.524356

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.524356

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Background:</bold> Alcohol is the main cause of liver cirrhosis. The objective of this study was to analyze the mortality rates of alcohol-related cirrhosis in Mexico from 2000 to 2017.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> Mortality data from alcohol-related cirrhosis were obtained from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Rates were adjusted to the World Standard Population and were calculated with a direct method. The differences between genders were evaluated with Student's <italic>t-</italic>test, while the ANOVA test was used for differences among age groups. A trend analysis was performed with an ln regression of adjusted mortality rates and analyzed with Student's <italic>t</italic>-test.</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The mean age-adjusted mortality rate during the study period was 13.28 per 100,000 inhabitants. A significant decrease in mortality rates was observed, from 20.55 to 10.62 per 100,000 inhabitants. All age groups studied showed a significant decrease in mortality. The mortality rate was higher in males than in females.</p><p><bold>Conclusions:</bold> Mortality from alcohol-related cirrhosis decreased in Mexico. Males still have the highest mortality rate.</p>