Alcohol use in the United States increased during the first

Last updated: 5/3/2023

Alcohol use in the United States increased during the first year of the COVID pandemic as did the number of alcohol induced deaths such as alcoholic liver disease accidental alcohol poisoning disorders due to acute intoxication Here is a figure from the CDC representing the Rates of alcohol induced deaths in the United States in 2020 broken down by sex and age group Figure 2 Rates of alcohol induced deaths by sex and age group United States 2020 Female Age group years Under 25 0 1 25 34 35 44 45 54 55 64 65 74 75 84 85 and over Under 25 25 34 35 44 45 54 55 64 65 74 75 84 85 and over 0 0 3 3 9 2 9 6 4 10 2 7 9 10 12 9 12 8 16 7 20 21 0 21 8 24 5 Male 38 5 SOURCE National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System Mortality I 30 Deaths per 100 000 population 43 4 40 50 59 0 I 60 Interpret the bottom most bar gray bar with the value 12 8 written next to it as a sentence in context Enter your answer here Select ALL correct interpretations of the findings for Americans in 2020 Females aged 34 44 had a higher risk of alcohol induced death than females aged 25 34 70 In every age group shown the rate of alcohol induced death was higher for males than for females