6 Americans die from alcohol poisoning each day

Roughly 2,200 U.S. adults die of alcohol poisoning each year, and most are middle-aged, non-Hispanic white men, according to a CDC Vital Signs report.

Here are the key findings from the report.

  • 76 percent of deaths from alcohol poisoning were among adults ages 35 – 64.
  • 76 percent of deaths from alcohol poisoning were men.
  • 68 percent of deaths were among non-Hispanic whites.
  • 7 percent of the deaths were among American Indians and Alaskan Natives, however, this demographic had the highest rate of alcohol deaths per million people.
  • Alaska has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths, at 46.5 per million.
  • Alabama has the lowest rate of alcohol-related deaths, at 5.3 per million.
  • Alcoholism was a factor in about 30 percent of the deaths.
  • Other drugs were a factor in about 3 percent of the deaths.
  • 38 million U.S. adults binge drink four times a month. (Binge drinking is defined as four or more drinks for women on one occasion and five or more drinks for men on one occasion.)

 

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