Global Alcohol Deaths Were 2.8 Million in 2016

In 2016, a total of 2.8 million deaths were attributed to alcohol. Just over a quarter of those deaths — 709,000 — were in China.[1]

In the United States, 90,000 deaths were attributable to alcohol. As in all countries, there is a significant gender gap. A total of 71,000 U.S. men died from alcohol-related issues along with 19,000 women.

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