AlCOHOL


The Risk Associated with Drinking Alcohol

The Disadvantages of Alcohol are –

*12 Reasons To Avoid Alcohol Consumption

The dangers of alcohol include12345:

  • Chronic diseases and serious health problems such as cancer, heart and liver disease, stroke, and alcohol use disorder.
  • Weakened immune system.
  • Risks of developing noncommunicable diseases like liver and heart diseases, and different types of cancers.
  • Mental health and behavioral conditions such as depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorders.
  • Intoxication and preventable deaths.

Here are some alcohol statistics for 2024:

  • According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, statistics include lifetime drinking, past-year drinking, and binge drinking among various age groups. nih.gov
  • The CDC reported that excessive alcohol use led to approximately 178,000 deaths annually in the U.S.. cdc.gov
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted that 2.6 million deaths per year are attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths globally. who.int
    These statistics provide insight into the impact of alcohol consumption on health and society.

Data on Excessive Alcohol Use

Excessive alcohol use might be more common than you think. These data show how much and how often people binge drink in the United States, and its high costs to our nation.

Key facts

Fact‎

There are four ways that people can drink alcohol excessively. About 178,000 people die from excessive alcohol use each year in the United States.

Alcohol use, by the numbers

Among adults in the United States:

  • More than half drink alcohol.
  • 17% binge drink. This means they have four or more drinks (women) or five or more drinks (men) on an occasion.
  • 6% drink heavily. This means they have eight or more drinks (women) or 15 or more drinks (men) in a week.
    • Nearly all of the adults who drink heavily also binge drink.

Binge drinking, by the numbers

Of the four ways that people drink excessively, binge drinking is the most common.

  • Over 90% of U.S. adults who drink excessively report binge drinking.2
  • Most people who binge drink are not dependent on alcohol. 2
    • But people who binge drink are at higher risk for serious health effects from alcohol compared to people who do not binge drink.

Below we report on binge drinking statistics across the United States:

  • The percentage of people who binge drink.
  • The number of drinks they have on an occasion.
  • How often people binge drink.

Percentage of adults who binge drink:

Percentage of adults who binge drink* by state, 2022

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