Alcohol-Related Causes of Death and Drinking Patterns in Moldova as Compared to Russia and Ukraine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11294342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olga Penina (0000-0002-3884-2751, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 679-700 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0168-6577 • E-ISSN: 1572-9885 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10680-017-9450-4 |
| PMID | 30976241 |
| OpenAlex | W2769681525 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
Most studies dedicated to alcohol-related mortality in the former USSR countries explore the situation primarily in Russia and Belarus, while somewhat less so in Ukraine. In these countries, the consumption of spirits is one of the main contributors to a huge decline in adult health since the mid-60s, especially among males. Moldova, also an ex-Soviet country, is quite different in that their drinking habits are much closer to those of the Mediterranean drinking culture, although they are still like Russia and Ukraine in that their level of alcohol consumption is among the highest in the world while life expectancy at birth is one of the lowest among developed countries. This study provides a descriptive analysis of the changes in alcohol-related mortality trends and drinking patterns in Moldova as compared to Ukraine and Russia, both during the Soviet period and after Independence. We found that accidental poisoning by alcohol in Moldova is of minor importance in contrast to Russia and Ukraine, whereas very high liver cirrhosis mortality without a traditional sex gap is a peculiar feature of the Moldovan mortality pattern. Furthermore, the burden of liver cirrhosis accounts for much lower Moldovan female life expectancy compared to their Russian or Ukrainian counterparts. We attempt to explain this phenomenon by hypothesizing the existence of harmful drinking habits of homemade wine consumption in Moldova, which seems to affect males and females equally. In Moldova, the anti-alcohol policies must include the measures aimed at reducing the consumption of homemade wine
Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Biology · Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Geography · Life expectancy · Population · Romanian · Sociology · Ukrainian · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Defining “drinking culture”
Huge variation in Russian mortality rates 1984–94
Typologies of the cultural position of drinking.
Hazardous alcohol drinking and premature mortality in Russia
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
Correcting for Under-Estimation of Infant Mortality in Moldova
Reconstructing Long-Term Series of Causes of Death
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |