Alcohol Induced Deaths



Source: Centers for Disease Control, CDC Wonder System

Categorizations and Mortality Figures for Alcohol Induced Death

Alcohol Induced Deaths (1979-1998)
ICD-9 codeCode Definition Number of Deaths% of Total
291 Alcohol Psychoses 7,870 2.1
303 Alcohol Dependence 94,167 24.8
305.0 Non-Dependent Alcohol Use 15,897 4.2
357.5 Alcoholic Polyneuropathy 63 0.02
425.5 Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy 15,729 4.15
535.3 Alcoholic Gastritis 1,474 0.39
571.0 Alcoholic Fatty Liver 15,563 4.1
571.1 Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis 16,077 4.2
571.2 Alcoholic Cirrhosis of Liver 161,597 42.6
571.3 Alcoholic Liver Damage, Unspecified 43,269 11.4
790.3 Excessive Blood Level of Alcohol 272 0.07
860 Accidental Poisoning by Alcohol 6,982 1.8


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