Alcohol-Induced Mortality in the US, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

"In 2022, a total of 51,191 people died of alcohol-induced causes in the United States (Tables 7, 9, and 24). This category includes deaths from dependent and nondependent use of alcohol, and deaths from accidental poisoning by alcohol. It excludes unintentional injuries, homicides, and other causes indirectly related to alcohol use, and deaths due to fetal alcohol syndrome. For a list of alcohol-induced causes, see Technical Notes.

"The age-adjusted death rate for alcohol-induced causes decreased 6.3% for the total population, from 14.4 in 2021 to 13.5 in 2022 (Tables 6, 11, and 24). For males in 2022, the age-adjusted death rate for alcohol-induced causes was 2.5 times the rate for females. The rate decreased 6.7% for males and 6.0% for females from 2021 to 2022 (Tables 11 and 24).

"Among race–ethnicity groups—Age-adjusted rates decreased in 2022 from 2021 by 14.5% for the American Indian and Alaska Native population (15.2% for American Indian and Alaska Native males and 13.5% for American Indian and Alaska Native females), 13.4% for the Black population (12.7% for Black males and 14.9% for Black females), 4.0% for Hispanic males, and 5.1% for the White population (6.0% for White males and 4.2% for White females) (Tables 11 and 24). The age-adjusted rate for alcohol-induced death did not change significantly in 2022 from 2021 for other race–ethnicity–sex categories."