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Indicator name:
Alcohol, harmful use, 12-month prevalence
Short name:
Harmful use
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
4404
Topic:
Risk factors
Rationale:
Harmful use of alcohol is part of the indicators which provide information on direct health consequences attributable to alcohol consumption.
Definition:
Adults (15+ years) with harmful use of alcohol (according to ICD-10: F10.1 Harmful use of alcohol) during a given calendar year. Numerator: Number of adults (15+ years) with a diagnosis fo F10.1 during a caleandar year. Denominator: Midyear resident population (15+ years) over the same calendar year. UN World Population Prospects, medium variant.
Disaggregation:
Sex
Method of estimation:
Using the algorithms specified in the validated instruments, presence of absence of harmful use of alcohol can be determined. Data on the prevalence of people with harmful use of alcohol were modelled using regression models. Where available, the original survey data were used instead of the predicted estimates. The regression models used data collected through a systematic search of all survey data (from 2000 onward) and took into account per capita consumption, population structure, the size of Muslim population within the country, the region of the country, and the year from which the survey data were obtained.
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
Population weighted average of the countries in the region with valid harmful use of alcohol prevalence information.
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Periodic
Expected frequency of data collection:
Periodic
Comments:
Preferred data sources: Surveys representative for the population in the respective country using validated instruments which had been shown comparable (CIDI, AUDADIS, SCAN). Additional health services reporting systems may provide complementary or confirmatory information regarding to the frequency and severity of harmful use of alcohol.
Contact person email:
msb@who.int
Name:
NMH/MSD/MBD
Links:
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH)
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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