How many alcoholics die each year?

Answer 1

Any figure would be a wild guess, since many alcoholics would not admit that they are alcoholics. Many countries would not even attempt to keep statistics on alcholism, especially countries whose religion forbids alcohol.

Answer 2

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) (http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k6/AlcDepend/AlcDepend.htm), among persons aged 12 or older, 7.6 percent (18.2 million) met the criteria for alcohol dependence or abuse in the past year (combined 2002, 2003, and 2004 NSDUH data)

Jan Edward Williams, MS, JD, LCADC

www.alcoholdrugsos.com

Answer 3

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, there are about 17.6 million alcoholics in the U.S.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/Alcoholism.html

Answer 4

It depends on how "drink alcohol" is defined and the number also changes over time. However, the proportion is usually estimated in the range of 55%-60%.

Answer 5

Alcohol is the number one drug problem in the United States. There are over 12 million alcoholics in the US spending $197 million dollars a day on alcohol.

Answer 6

82.46% of people in the US drink alcohol. (2009)

About 55% of the above-18 adult population of the U.S. consumes beverage alcohol at least once a year.

Answer 7

27,000 people in the U.S. die

Answer 8

Impossible to tell.

Answer 9

A lot

Answer 10

A whisky amount