Studying the Epidemiology of Death Caused by Methanol in Corpses Referred to Iranian Legal Medicine Organization Between 2019 and 2021

Methanol is a toxic alcohol that can cause metabolic acidosis, blindness, central nervous system disorders, coma, or even death. Therefore, this study has been conducted with the aim of epidemiological investigation of deaths caused by the consumption of this dangerous substance, so that with the results of the analysis, the necessary plans can be made to reduce the death rate and the costs caused by it.

In this descriptive-cross-sectional study, the demographic and epidemiological information of 1768 deaths of methanol consumption, whose corpses were referred to legal medicine between 2019 and 2021, were analyzed using SPSS 19 software.

Most of the deaths caused by methanol consumption are related to male people, with low education level, self-employed and in Tehran, Fars and East Azerbaijan provinces.

In order to reduce deaths caused by methanol consumption, some preventive strategies such as promoting public awareness through providing educational programs especially to high-risk groups and seriously preventing the production of illegal alcoholic beverages are recommended.