Alcohol use in the United States - Statistics & Facts
It is long known that alcohol can pose a significant risk to human health, but it is still consumed in large amounts worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around three million deaths are related to harmful use of alcohol worldwide per year – that is just over five percent of all deaths worldwide. Alcohol consumption is associated with many diseases, such as several types of cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, and cardiovascular diseases. The death rate due to alcohol use in the United States has increased over the past couple decades, and although drinking rates among adolescents and younger people have decreased in recent years, a large share of the population binge drinks and many have an unhealthy dependence on alcohol.
