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Annual Average for Virginia 2020-2021

Alcohol-Attributable Deaths Due to Excessive Alcohol Use

  • All Ages

  • Overall
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Harmful Effects Summary
Age Groups
Overall0-1920-3435-4950-6465+RowType
Chronic Causes2,4713613028221,283 
Acute Causes1,43066444389351180 
Total for All Causes3,902695066911,1731,463Total
Harmful Effects
Chronic CausesOverall0-1920-3435-4950-6465+RowType
100% Alcohol-Attributable      Category
Alcohol abuse113--275227 
Alcohol cardiomyopathy10----- 
Alcohol dependence syndrome202--549342 
Alcohol polyneuropathy------ 
Alcoholic gastritis------ 
Alcoholic liver disease559--119279140 
Alcoholic myopathy------ 
Alcoholic psychosis50---1820 
Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis16----- 
Alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis------ 
Degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol------ 
Fetal alcohol syndrome------ 
Fetus and newborn affected by maternal use of alcohol------ 
100% Alcohol-Attributable Total958--215460236CategoryTotal
Cancer      Category
Cancer, breast (females only)71---1846 
Cancer, colorectal66---1844 
Cancer, esophageal*33----21 
Cancer, laryngeal18----11 
Cancer, liver116---3479 
Cancer, oral cavity and pharyngeal66---2341 
Cancer, pancreatic†19----14 
Cancer, prostate (males only)14----13 
Cancer, stomach†------ 
Cancer Total---19116-CategoryTotal
Heart Disease and Stroke      Category
Atrial fibrillation38----35 
Coronary heart disease174---36131 
Hypertension363--1855286 
Stroke, hemorrhagic80---1658 
Stroke, ischemic65----59 
Heart Disease and Stroke Total720--31115570CategoryTotal
Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas      Category
Esophageal varices------ 
Gallbladder disease------ 
Gastroesophageal hemorrhage------ 
Liver cirrhosis, unspecified346--31118195 
Pancreatitis, acute------ 
Pancreatitis, chronic------ 
Portal hypertension------ 
Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas Total359--33122200CategoryTotal
Other Chronic Causes      Category
Chronic hepatitis------ 
Infant death, low birth weight**------ 
Infant death, preterm birth**------ 
Infant death, small for gestational age**------ 
Pneumonia‡------ 
Unprovoked seizures, epilepsy, or seizure disorder16----- 
Other Chronic Causes Total28---10-CategoryTotal
Chronic Causes Subtotal2,4713613028221,283Subtotal
Acute CausesOverall0-1920-3435-4950-6465+RowType
Alcohol-Related Poisonings      Category
Alcohol poisoning46--1615- 
Poisoning (not alcohol)466--17311819 
Alcohol-Related Poisonings Total512--189133-CategoryTotal
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes      Category
Motor vehicle traffic crashes¶33518128857429 
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes Total33518128857429CategoryTotal
Suicide      Category
Suicide2471468545951 
Suicide by and exposure to alcohol------ 
Suicide Total------CategoryTotal
Other Acute Causes      Category
Air-space transport------ 
Aspiration13----- 
Child maltreatment§------ 
Drowning27----- 
Fall injuries||73---3921 
Fire injuries29----17 
Firearm injuries------ 
Homicide1582170381910 
Hypothermia------ 
Motor vehicle nontraffic crashes------ 
Occupational and machine injuries------ 
Other road vehicle crashes------ 
Water transport------ 
Other Acute Causes Total3362789618575CategoryTotal
Acute Causes Subtotal1,43066444389351180Subtotal
Beneficial Effects
Overall0-1920-3435-4950-6465+RowType
Chronic Causes      RowHeader
Gallbladder disease------ 
Stroke, ischemic------ 
Subtotal------Subtotal
Acute Causes      RowHeader
Subtotal------Subtotal
Total for All Causes------Grandtotal

- To protect confidentiality, data are suppressed in cells with an estimate of fewer than 10 deaths or in which presenting data would provide information to derive the estimate for another cell that has fewer than 10 deaths.

* Cancer, esophageal: Deaths calculated for the proportion of esophageal cancer deaths due to squamous cell carcinoma only, based on the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data in 17 states (SEER17).

† Cancer, pancreatic and stomach: Deaths among people consuming high levels of alcohol only.

‡ Pneumonia: Deaths among adults aged 20 to 64 years.

§ Child maltreatment: Deaths among children aged 0 to 14 years.

|| Fall injuries: Deaths among people aged 15 to 69 years.

¶ Motor vehicle traffic crashes: Deaths among people of all ages. A blood alcohol concentration level of 0.08 g/dL or greater is used for defining alcohol attribution for this condition.

** Infant deaths (low birth weight, pre-term birth and small for gestational age): Alcohol consumption prevalence estimates calculated among women aged 18 to 44 years only.

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Suggested Web Citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alcohol Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application, 2024. Available at www.cdc.gov/ARDI.

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