140,000 deaths annually from excessive alcohol use in the US

April 26, 2022

140,000 deaths annually from excessive alcohol use in the US

New CDC data show that excessive alcohol use was responsible for more than 140,000 deaths in the United States each year during 2015–2019, or more than 380 deaths per day. Deaths from excessive drinking shortened the lives of those who died by an average of 26 years, for a total of nearly 3.6 million years of potential life lost each year. These estimates are from the CDC’s Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application, using a new methodology. ARDI provides estimates of alcohol-attributable deaths and years of potential life lost from 58 conditions by age, sex, and state. Updates to ARDI include more recent data and improved methods for estimating alcohol-attributable deaths.

The ARDI Custom Data User Portal is now live! The ARDI Custom Data Portal, accessible from the ARDI home page, allows you to create customized reports on the average annual number of alcohol-attributable deaths and years of potential life lost. You can upload your own data, such as other years or jurisdictions (like populous cities), and the application will generate the reports. Learn more about these new estimates and how you can take action to prevent excessive drinking.

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