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Alcohol Remains a Leading Cause of Premature Death

Excessive alcohol drinking accounts for 1 in 10 deaths among working-age adults in the United States, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC says excessive drinking includes binge drinking (4 or more drinks on an occasion for women, 5 or more drinks on an occasion for men); heavy drinking (8 or more drinks a week for women, 15 or more drinks a week for men); and drinking while underage or pregnant.

Annually from 2006 to 2010, excessive alcohol use led to an average of 87,798 deaths and 2.5 million years of potential life lost. Excessive drinking shortened the lives of those who died by about 30 years, the CDC reports.

Most of the deaths (69%) involved adults 20 to 64 years old. About 5% of the deaths involved people younger than 21 years.

These deaths were due to health effects from drinking too much over time, such as breast cancer, liver disease, and heart disease; and health effects from drinking too much in a short period, such as violence, alcohol poisoning, and motor vehicle crashes, the report notes.