Estimated Impacts of Alcohol Control Policies on NCD Premature Deaths in Thailand

Surasak Chaiyasong, Jie Gao and Kanitta Bundhamcharoen
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Surasak Chaiyasong: Alcohol and Health Promotion Policy Research Unit and Social Pharmacy Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand
Jie Gao: International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
Kanitta Bundhamcharoen: International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-14

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to assess the impacts of achieving a 10% alcohol reduction target and different alcohol policy interventions on NCD premature deaths during 2010–2025 in Thailand. Methods: The researchers estimated the impacts on three main NCDs: cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. These represent two ideal scenarios, which are the target reduction and five intervention scenarios. These intervention scenarios comprise taxation with 50% price increases, a total ban on advertisements, availability restriction by shortening sales times, early psychological intervention, and combined interventions. Consumption data and mortality trends were obtained from available national data. Relative risks and intervention effects were derived from the literature. Results: Achieving a 10% reduction target would lead to 3903–7997 avoidable NCD deaths. Taxation was the most effective intervention, with the highest number of avoidable NCD deaths, followed by early psychological intervention, availability restriction, and an advertisement ban. A combination of these four interventions would reduce 13,286 NCD deaths among men and 4994 NCD deaths among women, accounting for 46.8% of the NCD mortality target. Conclusion: This study suggests using Thailand as an example for low- and middle-income countries to enhance implementation and enforcement of the recommended effective alcohol policies for achieving the global targets.

Keywords: alcohol; premature death; non-communicable disease; global target; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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