drinking and driving causes over 25,ooo deaths a year. overall 100,000 deaths occur each year due to the effects of alcohol.Correction: According to the NHTSA web site (nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2006/810686.pdf), there were 43,443 alcohol related traffic fatalities in 2005 in the USA. As a comparison, AIDS claimed 18,000 lives in 2003.
How can alcohol be blamed for 100,000 deaths each year? * 5% of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system are attributed to alcohol. * 15% of all deaths from diseases of the respiratory system are attributed to alcohol. * 30% of all deaths from accidents caused by fire and flames are attributed to alcohol. * 30% of all accidental drownings are attributed to alcohol. * 30% of all suicides are attributed to alcohol. * 40% of all deaths due to accidental falls are attributed to alcohol. * 45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol. * 60% of all homicides are attributed to alcohol. *
(Sources: NIDA Report, the Scientific American and Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario.) Also see Alcohol Consumption and Mortality, Alcohol poisoning deaths, CDC report, 100,000 deaths. That's more than a statistic. That is 100,000 individuals with faces. 100,000 individuals with lives not fully lived. 100,000 individuals grieved by mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and children. Every year. Go to the FAS Resource Center Main Page
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There are thousands of deaths each year in America sue to a gun related incident. An estimated number of 20 percent of deaths are related to guns.
1 billion
About half a million deaths per year in the US alone.
hundreds as we are answering this question! Sad is it not????
78,000
There are about 75000 deaths each year just in the united states!
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two every 560072 years.
A lot.
There are thousands of deaths each year in America sue to a gun related incident. An estimated number of 20 percent of deaths are related to guns.
The World Health Organization (WHO) states there are approximately 2.5 million alcohol related deaths each year.
From 2001-2005, there were approximately 79,000 deaths annually attributable to excessive alcohol use in the US. According to the Centers for Disease Control, excessive alcohol use is the 3rd leading lifestyle-related cause of death for people in the United States each year.
There are about 500 heart attack related deaths that occur in the United States each year. It is one of the most common deaths, behind car accidents.
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