
Number of alcohol-related deaths in Italy 2020, by age and gender
Over the course of 2020, more than 1,200 alcohol-related deaths were recorded in Italy. According to the data, that year, 1,013 men died due to alcohol-related diseases. This was around four times the figure of women who died after developing alcohol-related diseases.
Alcohol-related deaths
In 2020, the most common alcohol-related death in Italy was caused by alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD). This illness can present itself in different stages after either chronic alcohol use or binge-drinking, each with a different severity of symptoms and fatality.
Alcohol abuse in Italy
In 2022, around 13 percent of the population consumed amounts of alcohol considered to be excessive in Italy. However, male Italian consumers were more prone to alcohol abuse in the form of binge-drinking than women. In 2020, more men died of alcohol-related causes than women.