Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2016
Alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the U.S. from 1850 to 2016 (in gallons of ethanol)
Per capita alcohol consumption in the United States has increased in the past couple of decades to reach 2.35 gallons of ethanol per capita in 2016. Beer remains the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the U.S. In 2017, over 20 million gallons of beer were consumed.
Health risks
Constant and excessive alcohol use has been shown to cause many health complications and increase the risk of many diseases. For example, alcohol consumption increases the risk of various types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and liver disease. The cost of such health complications from alcohol is substantial. As of 2017, it was estimated that the health care costs alone from the abuse of alcohol in the United States were around 27 billion dollars a year.
Liver cirrhosis
A common health complication from the abuse of alcohol is liver cirrhosis. Cirrhosis is scarring of the liver from repeated injury. It can cause other health complications such as high blood pressure, bleeding, and infection, and can result in early death if left untreated. In 2015, there were over 21,000 alcohol-related liver cirrhosis deaths in the U.S., almost double the number reported 15 years earlier.
Alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the U.S. from 1850 to 2016 (in gallons of ethanol)
Source
More information
Statistics on "Alcoholic Beverages in the United States"
Discover Statista
Need help with using Statista for your research?
Tutorials and first steps
Further Content: Statistics, Studies, and Topic Pages
Statistics
- Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. south region 1977-2016
- Per capita alcohol consumption from wine in the U.S. 1850-2016
- Highest per capita consumption of wine in the top 10 U.S. states 2016
- Highest per capita consumption of spirits in the top 10 U.S. states 2016
- Per capita alcohol consumption from beer in the U.S. 1850-2016
- Per capita alcohol consumption from spirits in the U.S. 1850-2016
- Highest per capita consumption of beer in the top 10 U.S. states 2016
- Market share of alcoholic beverages in Great Britain 2011, by region
- China: consumption of alcoholic beverages 2016-2020
- Mexico: consumption of alcoholic beverages 2016-2020
- Type of alcoholic beverage consumed in England 2012, by gender
- Sales growth of alcoholic beverages for new years eve in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
- Distribution of alcoholic beverage consumption in Germany 2014-2017, by type
- Alcohol consumption in China 2005, by type
- Levels of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
- Survey on feelings of others' alcohol consumption in Sweden 2017, by gender
- Ethanol production - distribution by country 2009
- Consumption share bioethanol Japan 2015, by type
- Consumption of bioethanol fuel in Canada 2008-2018
- Ethanol - global production for fuel use 2000-2017
Statistics on "Alcoholic Beverages in the United States"
Related topics
About Statista
