Economic development, alcohol consumption and life expectancy in low- and lower-middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region: a structural equation modelling study
Alcohol consumption is expected to increase in an economic transition from a low- to lower-middle-income country and to have a negative impact on life expectancy. Alcohol control policies should be enacted to reap the full health benefits of economic growth.
Authors
- Syed Ahmed Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8878-5567)
- Huan Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0898-2339)
- Jürgen T. Rehm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-0385)
- Kevin D. Shield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1871-8849)
- Pol Rovira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-1560)
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001453
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.67
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research