Among U.S. adults aged 45 and older, the age-adjusted death rate from alcohol-induced deaths rose from 19.5 per 100,000 in 2014 to 25.2 in 2024.
| Age-adjusted rate per 100,000, adults 45+ | 2014 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| All | 19.5 | 25.2 |
| Men | 36.8 | |
| Women | 14.3 |
- Rates increased for both men and women over the period.
- Men's rate was higher than women's in 2024 and in every year from 2014 on.
Age-adjusted alcohol-induced death rates among adults aged 45 and older, by sex, United States, 2014–2024. National Center for Health Statistics.
How it was measured
- Data: death records in the National Vital Statistics System (mortality data), compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics.
- Rates are deaths per 100,000 people, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau standard population.
- The report's supplementary table gives the figures for each year.
Sources
Based on "QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Alcohol-Induced Death Rates Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years, by Sex — United States, 2014–2024," reported by Betzaida Tejada-Vera and Ellen A. Kramarow, National Center for Health Statistics, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, volume 75, August 20, 2026, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; a work of the United States government in the public domain. The chart, missing from the imported page, was recovered from the Internet Archive's copy of the report.
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