Structure of deaths associated with heavy alcohol use and their contribution to general mortality in Northwest Slovakia.

Objectives: The article analyses death cases with detected blood alcohol level ≥2 g/kg. Their contribution to general mortality is calculated.

Methods: Death cases from 2005 to 2012 with detected blood alcohol concentration ≥2 g/kg (975 cases) were selected from autopsy records at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Medical Expertises of the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin.