Number of First-Listed Alcohol-Related Diagnoses for U.S. Population Aged 15 Years and Older by Sex and Age: NHDS, 1979-97
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Number of discharges (in 1,000s)
Diagnostic -------------------------------------------------
category 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
and year Total Male Female years years years years
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Any alcohol-related diagnosis
1997* 421 298 123 21 199 146 55
1996* 419 312 107 17 215 139 48
1995* 442 314 128 28 219 149 46
1994* 455 345 110 31 226 147 51
1993* 429 320 109 29 225 126 49
1992* 423 309 114 35 215 123 50
1991* 385 282 103 28 191 116 50
1990* 381 287 94 31 183 123 44
1989* 378 270 109 36 178 120 44
1988* 394 285 108 49 178 120 48
1987 524 387 137 43 263 166 52
1986 594 438 156 53 296 189 56
1985 591 450 141 50 279 199 64
1984 577 416 162 48 262 202 65
1983 584 424 159 48 263 210 63
1982 631 465 166 59 272 233 68
1981 679 501 178 53 287 264 74
1980 668 491 177 47 275 274 72
1979 636 473 163 51 254 269 63
Alcoholic psychoses
1997* 91 67 24 - 44 34 11
1996* 90 73 17 - 48 31 8
1995* 83 63 20 - 42 32 6
1994* 89 74 15 - 45 34 8
1993* 66 53 14 - 38 21 6
1992* 51 41 11 - 28 16 5
1991* 52 44 8 - 27 18 6
1990* 45 38 7 - 21 18 5
1989* 53 42 10 - 25 20 6
1988* 52 42 10 - 26 17 8
1987 80 65 15 - 42 28 8
1986 68 56 13 - 36 22 6
1985 64 50 14 - 31 21 8
1984 53 43 10 - 23 22 6
1983 47 40 7 - 21 18 -
1982 58 48 9 - 29 22 -
1981 73 59 14 - 35 29 5
1980 66 52 14 - 32 28 -
1979 45 39 7 - 20 18 -
Alcohol dependence syndrome
1997* 206 149 57 12 110 68 15
1996* 217 166 51 12 133 61 12
1995* 261 191 70 21 149 76 15
1994* 260 197 63 23 149 72 15
1993* 261 201 60 23 158 66 14
1992* 269 205 63 25 158 68 18
1991* 242 183 58 20 141 64 17
1990* 248 191 57 24 134 69 20
1989* 227 171 56 29 124 59 15
1988* 243 184 60 40 122 66 15
1987 347 259 88 32 191 98 27
1986 410 314 96 41 223 121 25
1985 401 321 80 33 213 126 29
1984 407 299 107 37 203 135 32
1983 401 305 96 36 198 136 31
1982 429 330 99 46 199 150 35
1981 458 355 102 37 213 171 37
1980 449 351 98 35 203 175 36
1979 452 350 102 34 197 187 33
All chronic liver disease
and cirrhosis
1997* 84 49 35 - 24 36 24
1996* 84 53 31 - 22 38 24
1995* 77 45 33 - 18 36 22
1994* 83 56 27 - 20 36 26
1993* 78 49 29 - 20 32 25
1992* 73 44 29 - 17 32 24
1991* 67 38 29 - 16 27 23
1990* 65 40 25 - 18 31 16
1989* 75 41 34 - 17 36 20
1988* 71 43 28 - 18 31 22
1987 69 41 28 - 19 32 16
1986 77 40 37 - 17 37 22
1985 89 51 37 - 20 43 24
1984 83 48 35 - 21 37 23
1983 96 54 43 - 26 46 23
1982 99 56 43 - 25 48 25
1981 112 62 50 - 25 55 29
1980 117 64 53 - 26 61 27
1979 102 58 43 - 23 54 21
Alcoholic cirrhosis
1997* 50 36 13 - 18 24 8
1996* 52 39 13 - 18 26 7
1995* 45 32 13 - 13 24 8
1994* 49 36 12 - 13 23 13
1993* 45 34 11 - 16 19 10
1992* 42 32 9 - 12 21 9
1991* 37 26 12 - 11 17 9
1990* 38 28 10 - 14 18 6
1989* 36 23 12 - 10 19 6
1988* 41 31 10 - 12 20 10
1987 37 25 11 - 13 16 7
1986 35 23 12 - 10 19 6
1985 40 27 13 - 12 21 7
1984 37 25 12 - 13 19 -
1983 33 22 11 - 12 16 -
1982 38 25 13 - 12 21 5
1981 46 27 19 - 12 22 10
1980 42 26 16 - 12 23 7
1979 41 28 13 - 12 24 6
Other specified cirrhosis
1997* 9 - 6 - - - -
1996* 6 - 2 - - - -
1995* 9 - 8 - - - -
1994* 10 - 5 - - - -
1993* 11 4 6 - - 6 -
1992* 9 3 6 - - 3 -
1991* 11 4 7 - - 4 -
1990* 9 4 5 - - 4 -
1989* 14 7 7 - 4 6 -
1988* 9 4 5 - 3 3 -
1987 14 7 7 - - 6 -
1986 12 6 6 - - - -
1985 18 10 8 - - 8 -
1984 18 7 10 - - - -
1983 23 10 13 - 6 11 -
1982 19 8 12 - 6 7 -
1981 23 11 11 - 7 10 -
1980 25 9 16 - 6 11 5
1979 21 7 13 - - 10 -
Unspecified cirrhosis
1997* 25 9 16 - - 10 13
1996* 26 11 15 - - 9 14
1995* 23 11 12 - - 9 13
1994* 24 14 10 - - 10 10
1993* 22 11 11 - - 7 12
1992* 22 8 14 - - 8 11
1991* 19 8 11 - - 6 11
1990* 18 8 10 - - 8 8
1989* 25 11 14 - - 11 10
1988* 21 8 13 - - 8 10
1987 18 10 9 - - 10 6
1986 29 10 19 - - 13 12
1985 31 15 16 - - 14 14
1984 28 16 12 - - 12 13
1983 41 21 19 - 8 19 14
1982 42 23 19 - 7 21 14
1981 43 24 20 - 6 23 14
1980 50 29 21 - 7 27 15
1979 40 23 17 - 6 21 11
Nondependent abuse of alcohol
1997* 40 32 8 7 20 8 -
1996* 28 20 8 - 12 9 -
1995* 21 16 5 - 10 4 -
1994* 24 18 5 5 12 4 -
1993* 24 17 7 4 9 7 -
1992* 30 19 11 9 12 8 -
1991* 24 17 8 5 8 7 -
1990* 24 18 6 6 11 5 -
1989* 24 16 9 5 12 5 -
1988* 28 17 11 8 11 6 -
1987 28 22 6 8 11 8 -
1986 39 29 11 9 19 9 -
1985 38 28 10 11 15 9 -
1984 35 25 10 9 14 8 -
1983 40 26 13 8 19 9 -
1982 46 31 15 10 19 13 -
1981 37 26 11 10 14 10 -
1980 36 24 12 8 14 10 -
1979 37 26 11 10 14 10 -
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Note: Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
of non-Federal U.S. short-stay hospitals conducted by the
National Center for Health Statistics.
- There were fewer than 30 NHDS records for this cell of the table.
Data are not reported because of questionable reliability.
* New sample design was implemented which may affect trend data. Some
of the differences between the 1988-97 statistics and those of earlier
years may be due to sampling error rather than changes in hospital
utilization patterns.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Whitmore, C.C.; Stinson, F. S.;
and Dufour, M. Surveillance Report #50: Trends in Alcohol-Related
Morbidity Among Short-Stay Community Hospital Discharges, United
States, 1979-97. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology
(December 1999).
