Death Statistics for Types of Addiction

Deaths and Addiction:

This section presents information about the death rate statistics for the various types of Addiction.

Disease	Death Rate Estimate	US deaths estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Alcoholism	approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA	estimated 15.1 million people: 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or alcohol-dependent individuals and 4.6 million are women (NWHIC); nearly 14 million Americans (NIAAA)	estimated 15.1 million people: 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or alcohol-dependent individuals and 4.6 million are women (NWHIC); nearly 14 million Americans (NIAAA)
Gambling addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
Drug addiction	approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA	more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC)	more than 4 million women need treatment for drug abuse (NWHIC)
Nicotine addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
Exercise addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
Sex addiction	N/A	N/A	No information
Cannabis dependence	N/A	N/A	No information
Heroin dependence	N/A	N/A	No information
Sedative dependence	N/A	N/A	No information

For more information about types of Addiction, refer to our section on types of Addiction. See also more information on death information for Addiction.

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