The report examines the increase in deaths from excessive alcohol use in the United States from 2016 to 2021, particularly noting a significant rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study uses CDC's Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application to estimate the average annual number and age-standardized rate of deaths from alcohol-related causes. Key findings include: - The average annual number of deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by 29.3% from 137,927 in 2016-2017 to 178,307 in 2020-2021. - Age-standardized death rates increased from 38.1 to 47.6 per 100,000 population. - Deaths from excessive alcohol use among males increased by 26.8%, from 94,362 to 119,606, and among females by 34.7%, from 43,565 to 58,701. - Partially alcohol-attributable causes accounted for 71.0% of all alcohol-attributable deaths in 2020-2021, while fully alcohol-attributable causes accounted for 29.0%. The report suggests that evidence-based policies, such as reducing the availability and accessibility of alcohol and increasing its price, could help reduce excessive alcohol use and related deaths.The report examines the increase in deaths from excessive alcohol use in the United States from 2016 to 2021, particularly noting a significant rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study uses CDC's Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) application to estimate the average annual number and age-standardized rate of deaths from alcohol-related causes. Key findings include: - The average annual number of deaths from excessive alcohol use increased by 29.3% from 137,927 in 2016-2017 to 178,307 in 2020-2021. - Age-standardized death rates increased from 38.1 to 47.6 per 100,000 population. - Deaths from excessive alcohol use among males increased by 26.8%, from 94,362 to 119,606, and among females by 34.7%, from 43,565 to 58,701. - Partially alcohol-attributable causes accounted for 71.0% of all alcohol-attributable deaths in 2020-2021, while fully alcohol-attributable causes accounted for 29.0%. The report suggests that evidence-based policies, such as reducing the availability and accessibility of alcohol and increasing its price, could help reduce excessive alcohol use and related deaths.