The Economic Evaluation of Losses of Population Due to Alcohol Consumption in Belarus

There is the long-term regress of mortality in Belarus. At present one of the factors is the hazardous alcohol consumption. Although this fact the alcohol industry is still due to real annual money. It should be mentioned, that it is not the profit but the income. To this, the comparison of the losses and income was done. The main demographic losses caused by alcohol consumption is the number of people who had died because of hazardous drinking. To calculate the total number of death the direct and indirect causes was estimated. Economic losses were recalculated with the special method of the estimation of the value of life. As a result the demographic losses caused by alcohol consumption were presented in dollars. The income is the net alcohol state budget money or excises on spirits, wine, beer and other alcohol beverages. The main conclusions of the research are that the alcoholisation of population in Belarus gives not only the significant contribution to mortality, but also is the economic loss due to 1$ income is 1,5$ losses only by mortality.