Data & Statistics
Prevalence in Ohio
Ohio Alcohol Statistics
Statistics indicate Ohio’s drinking habits are on par with national averages.
- 17.2% of Ohio adults over 18 binge drink at least once per month.
- The median number of drinks per binge is 5.7; the 25% most active drinkers consume a median 8.2 drinks per binge.
- Binge drinking adults in Ohio binge a median 1.9 times monthly; the 25% most active drinkers binge 4.4 times per month.
- An average of 5,739 annual deaths in Ohio are attributable to excessive alcohol use.
- The 5-year average annual rate of excessive alcohol deaths per capita in Ohio increased by as much as 56.1% from 2015 to 2019.
- Ohio averages one (1) death from excessive alcohol use for every 2,056 people aged 18 and older or 6.24 deaths for every 10,000 adults.
- 54.8% of people who die from excessive alcohol use in Ohio are male.
- 54.8% of excessive alcohol use deaths are from chronic causes, such as Alcohol Use Disorder.
- 83.0% of deaths in Ohio from excessive alcohol use are adults aged 35 years and older.
- 2.63% of people in Ohio who die from excessive alcohol use are under the age of 21.
- The CDC estimates 151,736 years of potential life is lost to excessive alcohol use each year.
- Ohio taxpayers spent $8.520 billion as a result of excessive alcohol use in 2010; adjusted for inflation, this is equivalent to $11.502 billion or $2.84 per drink in 2022 US$.
Source: Drug Abuse Statistics
Prevalence in USA
National Statistics
Though legal, alcohol kills over 95,150 Americans every year.
- 86.4% of people ages 18 or older report drinking alcohol at some point in their lifetime
- 70.1% report drinking in the past year
- 56% report drinking in the past month
- Among the 15 million individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), less than 8% receive treatment.
- Alcohol use among 12- to 17-year-olds increased 4.4% from 2018 to 2019, whereas use among other age groups declined.
Source: Drug Abuse Statistics
