That morning cup of coffee does more than just cheer you up. New research shows consuming two or more cups of coffee daily can cut the risk of death from liver cirrhosis by two-thirds.

The findings, published in the journal Hepatology, indicate coffee may be particularly beneficial in cases of cirrhosis caused by non-viral hepatitis, Newsmax Health reports with reference to Medical Xpress.

The World Health Organization estimates that 1.3 percent of total deaths worldwide are caused by cirrhosis, which is the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S.

The new study from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore and the National University of Singapore examined the medical records and lifestyle habits of 63,275 Chinese adults living in Singapore who tracked for an average of nearly 15 years. During that time 14,928 of the participants died; 114 of them from liver cirrhosis.

The findings indicated that those who drank two or more cups of coffee daily had a 66 percent reduction in mortality risk, compared to non-daily coffee drinkers.