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Table 4 Estimated effects of per capita alcohol consumption (litres of ethanol) on harm rates in Sweden, 1987 to 2015

From: Estimating the public health impact of disbanding a government alcohol monopoly: application of new methods to the case of Sweden

 

Elasticity estimatea

95% CIs

Cirrhosis

0.170

0.124–0.215

Suicide

0.122

0.071–0.174

Injuries

0.106

0.018–0.194

Assaults

0.102

0.081–0.122

Drink driving

0.157

0.086–0.228

  1. aThe proportional change in a harm indicator for a 1 l increase in per capita alcohol consumption