

In 2016, 5.3 percent of the burden of disease and injury worldwide (134 million disability-adjusted life-years ) was attributable to alcohol consumption.

In 2016, approximately 14 percent of total deaths among people ages 20 to 39 are alcohol attributable.

20Īccording to a 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) report, among people ages 15 to 49, alcohol misuse was the first-leading risk factor for premature death and disability. Globally, alcohol misuse was the seventh-leading risk factor for premature death and disability in 2016. In 2016, 3 million deaths, or 5.3 percent of all global deaths (7.7 percent for men and 2.6 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption. Three-quarters of the total cost of alcohol misuse is related to binge drinking. In 2010, alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion. In 2019, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 10,142 deaths (28.0 percent of overall driving fatalities). 16īetween 20, the leading causes of alcohol-attributable deaths due to chronic conditions in the United States were alcohol-associated liver disease, heart disease and stroke, unspecified liver cirrhosis, upper aerodigestive tract cancers, liver cancer, supraventricular cardiac dysrhythmia, AUD, breast cancer, and hypertension. The first is tobacco, and the second is poor diet and physical inactivity. 14Īn estimated 95,000 people (approximately 68,000 men and 27,000 women) die from alcohol-related causes annually, 15 making alcohol the third-leading preventable cause of death in the United States. 13Īlcohol contributes to about 18.5 percent of ED visits and 22.1 percent of overdose deaths related to prescription opioids. The rate of all alcohol-related ED visits increased 47 percent between 20, which translates to an average annual increase of 210,000 alcohol-related ED visits. 11,12Īlcohol-Related Emergencies and Deaths in the United States People with AUD were more likely to seek care from a primary care physician for an alcohol-related medical problem, rather than specifically for drinking too much alcohol. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat their disorder. Less than 4 percent of people with AUD were prescribed a medication approved by the U.S. This includes about 6.9 percent of males and 7.9 percent of females with past-year AUD in this age group. 9Īccording to the 2019 NSDUH, about 7.3 percent of adults ages 18 and older who had AUD in the past year received any treatment in the past year. This includes about 6.4 percent of males and 6.4 percent of females with past-year AUD in this age group. 9 According to the 2019 NSDUH, about 6.4 percent of adolescents ages 12 to 17 who had AUD in the past year received any treatment in the past year. This includes about 6.9 percent of males and 7.8 percent of females with past-year AUD in this age group.

