Alcohol-related deaths per yearDrinking and driving causes over 25000 deaths a year. Overall 100,000 deaths occur each year due to the effects of alcohol.
- 5% of all deaths from diseases of the circulatory system are attributed to alcohol.
- 15% of all deaths from diseases of the respiratory system are attributed to alcohol.
- 30% of all deaths from accidents caused by fire and flames are attributed to alcohol.
- 30% of all accidental drownings are attributed to alcohol.
- 30% of all suicides are attributed to alcohol.
- 40% of all deaths due to accidental falls are attributed to alcohol.
- 45% of all deaths in automobile accidents are attributed to alcohol.
- 60% of all homicides are attributed to alcohol.
Source: NIDA Report, the Scientific American and Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario.
