Death Statistics

• Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths annually, making it the third leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States after tobacco and diet/activity patterns.
  
• Although there are fewer deaths from alcohol related causes than from cancer or heart disease, alcohol related deaths tend to occur at much younger ages.
  
• 1/3 of alcoholism deaths are from suicides or accidents such as drownings, head injuries from falling, or car crashes.