Annual U.S. Deaths Due To Alcohol, Drugs Or Suicide Exceeded 156,000 In 2019
In 2019, 156,242 Americans died due to alcohol, drugs, or suicide, an average of 45.7 deaths per 100,000 individuals. This is a 3% increase over 2018 deaths from these causes (46.4 deaths per 100,000, or a total of 151,964 individuals). Between 2010 and 2019, a total of more than 1 million U.S. residents died due to alcohol, drugs, or suicide. Between 2009 and 2019, the number of alcohol, drug, and suicide deaths nationally increased by about 52%.
Between 2018 and 2019, …