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  • Public Health
  • Health Policy
  • Epidemiology

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  • Alcohol consumption is a major global risk factor for over 200 diseases and injuries.
  • Significant variation exists in the adoption of alcohol-related policies worldwide.
  • Tracking policy trends is crucial for understanding and improving public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To update the Alcohol Preparedness Index (API) and assess global and regional alcohol policy trends from 2010 to 2019.
  • To identify changes in specific policy domains, including frameworks, taxation, marketing, drink-driving, and monitoring.
  • To examine correlates of changes in alcohol policy preparedness.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized World Health Organization Global Health Survey data from 141 countries.
  • Scored countries across five key alcohol policy domains.
  • Analyzed the primary endpoint of % change in API and tested correlates using adjusted regression.

Main Results:

  • The median API increased from 57.0 in 2010 to 74.8 in 2016, remaining elevated in 2019.
  • Production/pricing/taxation policies saw the largest increase (27% to 78%), and monitoring/surveillance reached strong levels in 47.5% of countries.
  • Larger population size was associated with less API gain, while HDI and per-capita consumption were not significant correlates.

Conclusions:

  • Global alcohol policy preparedness demonstrated a notable increase from 2010 to 2019.
  • Improvements were observed across multiple policy domains, suggesting progress in public health efforts.
  • Further research may explore factors influencing API gains in larger populations.