Figure 1

Incidence rates (solid lines), prevalence rates (dashed lines), and inpatient hospitalization rates (dash-dot-dot lines) of alcoholic cirrhosis by gender and age. All rates are standardized to the Scandinavian standard population. Incidence and hospitalization rates are per 1,000,000 population per year, prevalence rates are per 1,000,000 population. The Danish per adult (>14 years) alcohol consumption increased from 7 to 12 liters from 1965 to 1975, was 12 liters from 1975 to 2001, and 11 liters thereafter.