Burden of Alcoholic Liver Disease: Bhutan Scenario.

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is one of the major public health problems in Bhutan. The incidence of alcohol liver diseases (per 10,000 populations) in the year 2016 was 46. The burden of mortality associated with it is alarming, going by the size of the population of the country. It is one of the all-time top five killer diseases in the country. In 2016, the mortality attributable to alcohol liver disease was 184 corresponding to 97% of deaths due to reported liver diseases. The ALD is responsible for 15% of all deaths on an average in the last 3 years. Wangchuk P. Burden of Alcoholic Liver Disease: Bhutan Scenario. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2018;8(1):81-82.