By The Numbers: 5 December 2022
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The number of deaths among US adults aged 20 to 64 years that "were attributable to excessive alcohol use, including 1 in 5 deaths among adults aged 20 to 49 years," accord to a recent article in JAMA Network Open -- Estimated Deaths Attributable to Excessive Alcohol Use Among US Adults
Aged 20 to 64 Years, 2015 to 2019. During the 2015-2019 study period, of 694 660 mean deaths per year among adults aged 20 to 64 years (men: 432 575 [66.3%]; women: 262 085 [37.7%]), an estimated 12.9% (89 697 per year) were attributable to excessive alcohol consumption. This percentage was higher among men (15.0%) than women (9.4%). By state, alcohol-attributable deaths ranged from 9.3% of total deaths in Mississippi to 21.7% in New Mexico. Among adults aged 20 to 49 years, alcohol-attributable deaths (44 981 mean annual deaths) accounted for an estimated 20.3% of total deaths.
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The number of deaths among US adults aged 20 to 64 years that "were attributable to excessive alcohol use, including 1 in 5 deaths among adults aged 20 to 49 years," accord to a recent article in JAMA Network Open -- Estimated Deaths Attributable to Excessive Alcohol Use Among US Adults
Aged 20 to 64 Years, 2015 to 2019. During the 2015-2019 study period, of 694 660 mean deaths per year among adults aged 20 to 64 years (men: 432 575 [66.3%]; women: 262 085 [37.7%]), an estimated 12.9% (89 697 per year) were attributable to excessive alcohol consumption. This percentage was higher among men (15.0%) than women (9.4%). By state, alcohol-attributable deaths ranged from 9.3% of total deaths in Mississippi to 21.7% in New Mexico. Among adults aged 20 to 49 years, alcohol-attributable deaths (44 981 mean annual deaths) accounted for an estimated 20.3% of total deaths.