Alcohol increases your risk of premature death

Christine Levesque

  • Alcohol
A bottle of beer is picked up by a person’s hand from a store shelf that contains multiple other bottles.

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About this infographic

Highlights how drinking alcohol increases the risk of dying before the age of 75 (also known as premature death). With simple visuals, shows how many people out of 1,000 could die early based on the number of standard drinks they consume each week. Also offers informed choices while showing that drinking less means living longer.

Three Key Points of Interest You Will Find in the Document:

  • How alcohol significantly increases the risk of premature death
  • Cutting back alcohol has major benefits
  • What this means for Canadians

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Christine Levesque, PhD

Research and Policy Analyst

Area of Expertise

  • Alcohol
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