Healio (10/14, Rhoades) reports a study found that “alcohol-induced deaths nearly doubled in the United States from 1999 to 2024.” The researchers analyzed “yearly and monthly data, taken from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System and the U.S. Census, to determine changes in alcohol-induced deaths from 1999 to 2024. They found that alcohol-induced deaths overall rose by 89% during the study period, with fatalities peaking at 54,258 in 2021. Deaths from alcohol in 2024 dropped to 13.2 fatalities per 100,000 but were still 11% higher vs. those in 2019.” They found that “most of these deaths were attributable to alcoholic liver disease, followed by alcohol-related mental and behavioral disorders.” While more men were impacted across all age and racial groups, researchers highlighted that the “greatest rise in alcohol-induced deaths overall between 1999 and 2024 was 255% among women aged 25 to 34 years, followed by 188% among men aged 25 to 34 years.” The study was published in PLOS Global Public.
Related Links:
— “New data reveal ‘striking’ rise in alcohol-induced deaths, “Lori Solomon, HealthDay , October 14, 2025