Latest Alcohol Abuse Statistics
Most American adults consume alcohol at least once in their lifetime. Among them, 6.7% will develop Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
10.2% of Americans aged 12 years and older had Alcohol Use Disorder in 2020.
24.0% of people aged 18 years and older reported binge drinking in the last 30 days; this is a 7.0% decline between 2019 and 2020.
Every day, 385 Americans die as a result of excessive alcohol use.
83.9% of these deaths involve adults aged 35 or older.
Alcohol causes 10% of deaths among 15- to 49-year-olds.
Worldwide, up to 3 million people die every year as a result of alcohol abuse.
Alcohol-related deaths account for at least 5.3% (some estimate as high as 6.0%) of the world’s deaths.
Alcohol causes 13.5% of deaths among 20- to 39-year-olds.
Men are 3 times as likely as women to die as a consequence of alcohol abuse.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined excessive alcohol use is responsible for 7.1% of disease among males and 2.2% among females.
Collectively, Americans lose over 3.59 million years of potential life due to excessive drinking..
Alcohol Abuse & Children
Children aged 17 years and younger are much more likely to live with an alcoholic parent than they are to be diagnosed with a learning disability or ADHD.
1.7% of 12- to 17-year-olds have AUD.
Females aged 12 to 17 years are 61.5% more likely to have AUD than their male peers.
12.1% of children 17 years and under live with at least one parent with alcohol use disorder.
Among them, 18.7% live in single-parent households.
Children living in single-parent households are 47.6% more likely to live with an alcoholic father than they are an alcoholic mother.
9.3% of single fathers are alcoholic while 6.3% of single mothers are alcoholic.
Intoxicated adults are responsible for 150 child deaths every year.
Among kids living with substance abusing parents, 86.2% live with a parent who abuses alcohol.
Analysis: Emerging Trends in Alcohol Abuse
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has identified an emerging trend that it has labeled “High-Intensity Drinking.” The definition of High-Intensity Drinking (HID) includes the consumption of “alcohol at levels that are two or more times the gender-specific binge drinking thresholds”.
Due to its status as an emerging trend, there are few peer-reviewed studies. Available data indicate HID is common among binge drinkers and that it is typically associated with special occasions “including holidays, sporting events, and, notably, 21st birthdays.”
HID behavior peaks at age 21.
Between 80% and 90% of 21st birthday celebrants consume alcohol.
Males are consistently twice as likely to report excessive alcohol use than females.
HID is associated with negative consequences, such as injury and aggression.
12.4% of young adults aged 25 and 26 report at least one instance of HID in within the previous 14 days.
Each year, 97,000 sexual assaults among American college students involve alcohol.
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