Prevalence Statistics for Types of Alcohol abuse

The information below shows a list of types of Alcohol abuse, with information as to the prevalence of each of these types. Estimates of the people affected are calculated based on the available statistic.

Disease	Prevalence Estimate	US people estimate	Statistic Used for Calculation
Alcohol abuse (overall)	approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA	15,100,000	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)
binge drinking	N/A	N/A	No information
alcohol dependency	approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA	15,100,000	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)
alcoholism	approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA	15,100,000	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)

Prevalence Statistics for Alcohol abuse

Prevalance of Alcohol abuse:

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)

Prevalance Rate:

approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA [about data]

Prevalance of Alcohol abuse:

It is estimated that of the 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or alcohol-dependent individuals in the United States, approximately 4.6 million (nearly one-third) are women. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol Abuse and Treatment: NWHIC)

Prevelance statistics about Alcohol abuse:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Alcohol abuse:

62.5% of adults drank alcohol in the past year in the US 2001 (Health, United States, 2003, NCHS, CDC)
32.4% of adults had 5 or more drinks on at least one day in the past year in the US 2001 (Health, United States, 2003, NCHS, CDC)

Types of Alcohol abuse

For more information about types of Alcohol abuse, refer to our section on types of Alcohol abuse.

About prevalence:

The medical term 'prevalence' of Alcohol abuse usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Alcohol abuse at any given time, whereas the annual diagnosis rate of new cases of Alcohol abuse is called the 'incidence'. For more information on prevalence and incidence statistics, see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

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