Table 1.
Population statistics on alcohol consumption and mortality by sex and socioeconomic status, South Africa, 2015
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SES | High | Middle | Low | High | Middle | Low |
| Population (15+ years) | 5,838,935 | 6,030,496 | 6,305,738 | 7,081,701 | 6,828,503 | 6,782,163 |
| Lifetime abstainers in % (95% CI) | 35.4 (32.0–38.9) | 36.7 (34.1–39.4) | 40.8 (38.2–43.3) | 58.6 (54.5–62.7) | 70.8 (67.8–73.7) | 76.6 (74.2–79.0) |
| Current drinkers in % (95% CI) | 50.5 (46.0–55.0) | 47.8 (44.5–51.2) | 45.0 (41.9–48.1) | 28.5 (24.4–32.7) | 17.8 (15.4–20.1) | 13.9 (12.0–15.8) |
| Binge drinkers in % (95% CI) | 11.9 (9.5–14.4) | 14.7 (12.3–17.1) | 13.5 (11.4–15.6) | 2.6 (1.7–3.4) | 2.9 (2.1–3.8) | 2.7 (1.9–3.6) |
| Mean grams per day among drinkers (SD) | 47.7 (55.9) | 65.6 (76.8) | 67.4 (78.9) | 20.3 (25.6) | 29.4 (36.9) | 41.6 (52.3) |
| Total deathsa (95% UI) | 48,469 (43,512–53,930) | 95,873 (82,905–108,684) | 122,436 (108,590–135,061) | 44,289 (39,589–49,428) | 92,189 (79,384–104,727) | 126,146 (112,328–138,705) |
| Deaths attributable to alcohol consumption by broader categories (95% UI) | ||||||
| Injuries | 1850 (1223–2593) | 4334 (2733–6247) | 4600 (2975–6489) | 320 (206–464) | 604 (365–896) | 627 (383–922) |
| Infectious diseases | 2051 (646–3804) | 4768 (1541–8924) | 18,311 (5472–32,176) | 601 (178–1324) | 1171 (331–2732) | 6520 (1558–14,572) |
| Chronic diseases | 2985 (1007–5486) | 4205 (1470–7982) | 5981 (2731–10,110) | 1181 (− 126–3333) | 1946 (175–5142) | 3240 (642–6950) |
| Total | 6886 (2876–11,883) | 13,307 (5744–23,153) | 28,892 (11,178–48,775) | 2102 (258–5121) | 3721 (871–8770) | 10,387 (2583–22,444) |
SES socioeconomic status, CI confidence interval, UI uncertainty interval
aAll deaths that occurred among adults (aged 15+) in South Africa in 2015, split by SES