Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States
United States: Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe was 6 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States is 6, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 105.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States peaked at 6 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.44, in 2000.
United States ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.44 | — |
| 2001 | 2.55 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.64 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.71 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.54 | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 2.72 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 2.71 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 2.92 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.02 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.18 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 3.28 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.73 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.88 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.02 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.25 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 5.58 | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 6 | +7.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.05, 2.9× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +31.3% | 4.25 | 5.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.64 | 2.44 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.46 | 2.86 | 4.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.79 | 5.58 | 6 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States?
- Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe in United States was 6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.44 in 2000.
- How does United States rank for death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe?
- United States ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rates from alcohol use disorders ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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