Table 2.
Alcohol-related harm (method 1) among females, San Francisco 2004-2007
| Rank | Cause | Deaths | YLL | PAF of YLL | YLL attributable to alcohol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ischemic heart disease | 1,938 | 17,365.7 | ||
| 2 | Cerebrovascular disease | 1,007 | 9,866.2 | ||
| 3 | Lung, bronchus, trachea cancers | 600 | 9,340.2 | ||
| 4 | Breast Cancer | 383 | 7,653.7 | 9% | 689 |
| 5 | Hypertensive heart disease | 518 | 5,603.2 | 21% | 1,177 |
| 6 | Alzheimer, other dementias | 793 | 4,726.1 | ||
| 7 | Drug overdose, unintentional | 112 | 4,482.0 | 17% | 762 |
| 8 | Lower respiratory infections | 511 | 4,029.2 | ||
| 9 | Chronic obstructive pulmon. dis. | 356 | 3,850.7 | ||
| 10 | Colon, rectum cancers | 279 | 3,568.2 | ||
| 11 | Diabetes mellitus | 244 | 3,088.7 | ||
| 12 | Self-inflicted injuries | 84 | 3,088.7 | 10% | 309 |
| 13 | Pancreas cancer | 199 | 3,019.9 | ||
| 14 | Ovarian cancer | 139 | 2,639.1 | ||
| 15 | Road traffic accidents | 68 | 2,541.5 | 16% | 407 |
| Other alcohol-attributable causes: | |||||
| Cirrhosis of the liver | 2,527.2 | 46% | 1,163 | ||
| Liver cancer | 2,031.5 | 27% | 549 | ||
| Alcohol use disorders | 1,393.3 | 100% | 1,393 | ||
| Violence | 1,350.6 | 27% | 365 | ||
| Falls | 1,165.4 | 8% | 93 | ||
| Other neoplasms | 1,099.3 | 7% | 77 | ||
| Low birthweight | 742.5 | 2% | 15 | ||
| Mouth and oropharynx cancers | 668.0 | 27% | 180 | ||
| Esophageal cancer | 422.6 | 36% | 152 | ||
| Drownings | 334.3 | 18% | 60 | ||
| Epilepsy | 226.8 | 35% | 79 | ||
| Unipolar depressive disorders | 38.9 | 2% | 1 | ||
| All YLLs for SF females | 147,542.1 | ||||
| Alcohol-attributable YLLs | 7,470 | ||||
| % of YLLs attributable to alcohol | 5.1% | ||||
YLL (years of life lost) multiplied by PAF (population-attributable fraction) produces YLL attributable to alcohol. These results are for females (all ethnicities). See Additional file 1 for ethnic-specific rankings of causes and PAFs.