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: 33 (2006)
Source: Health,
United States, 2007, Table 68
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, 2006, Tables 26-27, XVI
Health
Behaviors of Adults, United States, 2002-04, Chapter 3
Youth
Risk Behavior Surveillance System
Health
Data Interactive
Related links
National Health Interview Survey
Mortality Data
Chronic
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This page last reviewed
November 12, 2008
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