Alcohol Mortalities and Data
There are 140,557 alcohol-related deaths in the United States each year. 82,279 of the deaths are attributable to long term health failure from drinking. There are 13,384 drunk driving deaths in the U.S. annually.
There are more than 380 deaths each day in the U.S. due to excessive alcohol use.
Among people who die by suicide, Alcohol Use Disorder is the second most common mental disorder and involved in roughly 1 in 4 deaths by suicide.
In 2021, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 13,384 deaths.
Approximately 97,000 men and 43,000 women die from alcohol-related causes annually.
Covid Impact - The annual total number of alcohol-related deaths increased 25% between 2019 and 2020 (from 78,927 to 99,017). The annual total number increased another 10% between 2020 and 2021 (from 99,017 to 108,791). A death was considered alcohol-related if alcohol was listed in a death certificate as the primary cause (e.g., alcohol-associated liver disease) or a contributing factor (e.g., death from a fall while intoxicated).
According to the most recent estimate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 21.0% of suicide decedents have blood alcohol concentrations of 0.1% or more.
