In addition, women have a worse outcome when theyconsume excessive alcohol.

Now, a new study is shedding the light on recent alcohol-related deaths in women.

The causes of the deaths varied with liver disease being the leading cause.

Drunk woman holding glass

After liver disease, acute pancreatitis, alcohol poisoning, and drunk driving were other causes.

In addition, mental and behavioral health conditions were found to be another top cause.

This lingering stress is thought to be a precipitator of increased alcohol consumption.

Stressed woman drinking alcohol