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Annual Average for Pennsylvania 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 Causes4,1826703541,2682,484 
Acute Causes2,44292692699660299 
Total for All Causes6,624987621,0541,9282,783Total
Harmful Effects
Chronic CausesOverall0-1920-3435-4950-6465+RowType
100% Alcohol-Attributable      Category
Alcohol abuse211--4311152 
Alcohol cardiomyopathy21---13- 
Alcohol dependence syndrome198--419551 
Alcohol polyneuropathy------ 
Alcoholic gastritis------ 
Alcoholic liver disease787--138414209 
Alcoholic myopathy------ 
Alcoholic psychosis55---2229 
Alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis14----- 
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 Total1,296--231663355CategoryTotal
Cancer      Category
Cancer, breast (females only)125---2986 
Cancer, colorectal137---3297 
Cancer, esophageal*74---1854 
Cancer, laryngeal36---1025 
Cancer, liver243---66171 
Cancer, oral cavity and pharyngeal137---4585 
Cancer, pancreatic†39----29 
Cancer, prostate (males only)28----25 
Cancer, stomach†------ 
Cancer Total---31214-CategoryTotal
Heart Disease and Stroke      Category
Atrial fibrillation83----78 
Coronary heart disease411--1172327 
Hypertension699--2394578 
Stroke, hemorrhagic162---27126 
Stroke, ischemic117----108 
Heart Disease and Stroke Total1,472--442041,216CategoryTotal
Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas      Category
Esophageal varices------ 
Gallbladder disease------ 
Gastroesophageal hemorrhage------ 
Liver cirrhosis, unspecified520--39162314 
Pancreatitis, acute------ 
Pancreatitis, chronic------ 
Portal hypertension------ 
Liver, Gallbladder, and Pancreas Total538--42167323CategoryTotal
Other Chronic Causes      Category
Chronic hepatitis------ 
Infant death, low birth weight**------ 
Infant death, preterm birth**------ 
Infant death, small for gestational age**------ 
Pneumonia‡17---13- 
Unprovoked seizures, epilepsy, or seizure disorder25----11 
Other Chronic Causes Total49---2011CategoryTotal
Chronic Causes Subtotal4,1826703541,2682,484Subtotal
Acute CausesOverall0-1920-3435-4950-6465+RowType
Alcohol-Related Poisonings      Category
Alcohol poisoning70--2430- 
Poisoning (not alcohol)1,020--38129051 
Alcohol-Related Poisonings Total1,09011298405320-CategoryTotal
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes      Category
Motor vehicle traffic crashes¶38223124999739 
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes Total38223124999739CategoryTotal
Suicide      Category
Suicide37114918710178 
Suicide by and exposure to alcohol------ 
Suicide Total------CategoryTotal
Other Acute Causes      Category
Air-space transport------ 
Aspiration22----15 
Child maltreatment§------ 
Drowning29----- 
Fall injuries||144--207047 
Fire injuries50---1523 
Firearm injuries------ 
Homicide29134150673011 
Hypothermia15----- 
Motor vehicle nontraffic crashes14----- 
Occupational and machine injuries------ 
Other road vehicle crashes14----- 
Water transport------ 
Other Acute Causes Total59444178107141124CategoryTotal
Acute Causes Subtotal2,44292692699660299Subtotal
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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