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Alcohol and health

Statistics report on alcohol use and health

This report provides some of the most interesting facts and figures relating to the use and abuse of alcohol in the United States. It provides information on the drinking behaviors of adults, adolescents, and college students, as well as figures on alcohol consumption during pregnancy, alcohol-related liver cirrhosis, and alcohol-related cancers.

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Global overview

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  • Premium Statistic Leading health problems worldwide 2025
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of the world population with select mental health disorders in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Key facts on alcohol-related deaths globally in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Countries with highest per capita consumption of alcohol 2022
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol content of a glass of beer, wine, champagne and schnapps

U.S. overview

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  • Premium Statistic Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2023
  • Premium Statistic Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. by state 2022
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. by state 2022
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol use in persons aged 12 or older in the U.S. by age 2024
  • Premium Statistic Past-month alcohol use among U.S. persons aged 12 or older by race/ethnicity 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. binge drinking among adults by state 2024
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol dependence or abuse among U.S. adults by level of mental illness 2023
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol, drug, and suicide death rates in the U.S. in 1999 to 2023

Children, adolescents, young adults

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  • Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of alcohol use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2025
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of alcohol use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2024
  • Basic Statistic Past-month alcohol use in U.S. residents aged 12-20 years in 2024, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Binge alcohol use in persons aged 18-25 years in the U.S. by gender 2002-2024
  • Basic Statistic Young vehicle drivers under influence of alcohol in U.S. by age 2024

Drinking among college students

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  • Premium Statistic Binge alcohol use in persons aged 18-22 by college enrollment 2002-2020
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol use among U.S. college students as of fall 2025, by frequency
  • Basic Statistic Heavy alcohol use among U.S. college students as of fall 2025
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. college students with select problems due to alcohol as of fall 2025
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. college students with someone concerned about their alcohol use 2024
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. college students whose functioning was affected by alcohol, fall 2024

Drinking during pregnancy

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  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of alcohol consumption among pregnant U.S. women from 2018-2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of alcohol consumption among pregnant U.S. women from 2018-2020, by race
  • Basic Statistic Prevalence of alcohol consumption among pregnant U.S. women 2018-2020, by education

Treatments

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  • Basic Statistic Alcohol-related treatments among adults in the U.S. 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of people in the U.S. who received treatment for alcohol use 2024, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of people in the U.S. who received treatment for alcohol use 2024, by ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Places where people in the U.S. received treatment for alcohol use 2021
  • Premium Statistic Binge drinking among U.S. college students receiving mental healthcare 2010-2024

Liver cirrhosis

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  • Basic Statistic Number of liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type
  • Premium Statistic Average rate of cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019, by cirrhosis type
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. from 2000-2019
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis death rate in the U.S. from 2000-2019
  • Basic Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S. in 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Alcohol-related liver cirrhosis death rate in the U.S. in 2023, by age

Alcohol-associated cancers

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers in 2022, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers in 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers in 2022, by race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new alcohol-associated cancers in 2022, by state
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