Alcohol Use
(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)
Prevalence
- Percent of adults who drank alcohol in the past year: 61% (2006)
- Percent of current drinkers who had five or more drinks on at least one day in the past year: 20% (2006)
Source: Health, United States, 2008, Table 68, 69
Mortality
- Number of alcohol-induced deaths, excluding accidents and homicides: 21,634
- Number of alcoholic liver disease deaths: 12,928
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 23
More data
- Early release of selected estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
- Health, United States trend Tables with data on health risk factors
- Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2007, Tables 26, 27, Appendix III, Table XVI
- Health Behaviors of Adults, United States, 2002-04, Chapter 3
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- Health Data Interactive
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