Alcohol Statistics & Tools

Alcohol consumption is very common. In 2020, 72% of U.S. adults reported consuming one or more drinks per week.
Alcohol contributed to more than 7% of emergency department visits in 2020.
Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., after tobacco and obesity. It contributes to nearly 100,000 cancer cases and about 20,000 cancer deaths each year.
An estimated 10.5% (7.5 million) of U.S. children ages 17 and younger live with a parent who have alcohol use disorder.
Excessive alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., causing about 178,000 deaths each year.
Every day, about 37 people in the U.S. die in motor vehicle crashes caused by alcohol consumption — that's one person every 39 minutes.
1 in every 4 people that die by suicide meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder.
Acute alcohol intoxication, or consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time, is involved in 30–40% of all suicide attempts.
An estimated 4 million years of potential life is lost each year due to excessive alcohol use.

Body Map: Explore what alcohol does to the body from head to toe.
Drinking Personality: Keep it casual by finding out what your persona is when consuming.