This Week in Addiction Medicine from ASAM
Jul 21, 2026 · 7 min · 10 segments
Trends in alcohol-related deaths in the United States over 55 years: 1968-2023 *Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research* This study of…
Zack CarusoHost
Our lead story this week is an alcohol clinical and experimental research and is titled Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths in the United States Over 55 Years, 1968-2023.
This study of alcohol-related mortality trends since 1968 used primarily death certificate data from the CDC WONDER database.
Overall, age-adjusted mortality rates, or AAMR, per 100,000 increased from 13 to 19.
Rates increased from 1968 to 1980, declined from 1980 to 2000, and began an accelerating increase from 2000 to 2023, with a peak during COVID.
AAMRs were higher for males, increasing from 20 to 28, than for females, increasing from 7 to 11.
AAMR declined by 50% for black individuals and nearly doubled for whites, resulting in a dramatic racial inversion.
Among age groups, the highest mortality was for 65+, attributed to baby boomer heavy drinking plus frailty of age.
The largest increases were seen in the Midwest, with the Northeast remaining stable.
Our lead story this week is an alcohol clinical and experimental research and is titled Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths in the United States Over 55 Years, 1968-2023.
This study of alcohol-related mortality trends since 1968 used primarily death certificate data from the CDC WONDER database.
Overall, age-adjusted mortality rates, or AAMR, per 100,000 increased from 13 to 19.
Rates increased from 1968 to 1980, declined from 1980 to 2000, and began an accelerating increase from 2000 to 2023, with a peak during COVID.
AAMRs were higher for males, increasing from 20 to 28, than for females, increasing from 7 to 11.
AAMR declined by 50% for black individuals and nearly doubled for whites, resulting in a dramatic racial inversion.
Among age groups, the highest mortality was for 65+, attributed to baby boomer heavy drinking plus frailty of age.
The largest increases were seen in the Midwest, with the Northeast remaining stable.
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