Number of All-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* 1,435 923 423 79 556 458 251
1996* 1,342 938 404 72 594 438 238
1995* 1,317 904 413 96 591 413 217
1994* 1,300 919 381 90 582 412 215
1993* 1,226 880 347 76 561 372 216
1992* 1,175 814 361 90 515 357 213
1991* 1,066 753 312 83 465 317 201
1990* 1,021 717 304 86 432 314 189
1989* 1,020 702 318 94 412 324 190
1988* 979 670 309 102 390 315 172
1987 1,136 817 319 93 476 378 189
1986 1,198 847 351 96 497 406 199
1985 1,112 798 314 86 436 408 181
1984 1,084 752 331 81 421 391 191
1983 1,060 741 319 79 406 395 180
1982 1,093 781 312 91 410 415 177
1981 1,125 798 326 86 415 453 171
1980 1,092 781 311 74 395 454 170
1979 1,045 757 288 78 369 446 151
Alcoholic psychoses
1997* 206 155 50 - 93 75 33
1996* 203 155 48 - 92 66 42
1995* 180 138 42 5 84 67 23
1994* 198 162 37 4 83 80 31
1993* 181 143 38 4 85 66 27
1992* 162 129 33 5 74 56 28
1991* 153 122 31 4 67 60 23
1990* 129 106 23 4 53 49 22
1989* 130 100 30 5 52 49 24
1988* 129 99 31 - 55 46 23
1987 164 128 36 - 76 60 25
1986 171 136 36 6 80 63 23
1985 160 129 31 7 73 58 21
1984 141 109 31 6 57 58 20
1983 116 93 22 - 49 45 17
1982 130 103 26 - 55 54 17
1981 142 114 28 6 58 61 17
1980 129 101 28 - 57 57 13
1979 115 97 18 - 44 53 15
Alcohol dependence
syndrome
1997* 757 548 209 35 350 275 97
1996* 787 592 195 39 392 259 97
1995* 853 618 235 59 423 275 95
1994* 775 578 197 49 390 247 90
1993* 752 568 183 44 393 228 87
1992* 745 552 193 51 375 226 92
1991* 654 491 164 46 332 192 85
1990* 647 484 163 55 311 202 79
1989* 646 481 165 65 302 196 84
1988* 647 468 179 74 289 204 80
1987 785 593 192 66 372 252 95
1986 828 621 208 72 390 271 95
1985 756 578 179 58 347 267 85
1984 760 557 204 61 333 273 93
1983 721 536 185 59 314 261 86
1982 749 567 182 67 313 277 92
1981 775 585 189 61 322 307 85
1980 746 573 173 51 307 303 85
1979 724 554 170 53 287 304 80
All chronic liver disease
and cirrhosis
1997 330 197 133 2 76 131 120
1996* 346 209 136 - 86 147 110
1995* 322 186 136 - 81 133 106
1994* 328 198 130 - 87 133 105
1993* 313 197 116 - 79 123 107
1992* 304 185 119 5 75 117 107
1991* 275 168 107 3 71 106 94
1990* 271 162 109 3 68 102 98
1989* 293 167 126 8 67 117 100
1988* 259 151 108 - 67 109 79
1987 295 183 113 - 73 129 89
1986 313 181 132 5 71 141 95
1985 306 184 122 - 66 147 90
1984 304 185 119 - 75 125 101
1983 317 192 125 7 77 140 93
1982 309 191 119 - 79 143 82
1981 325 194 131 7 77 156 86
1980 315 188 128 6 71 152 85
1979 299 185 114 7 68 152 72
Alcoholic cirrhosis
1997* 182 131 51 - 56 82 43
1996* 200 145 55 - 61 98 41
1995* 179 124 55 - 59 81 37
1994* 193 138 55 - 61 87 45
1993* 178 135 43 - 59 78 39
1992* 167 125 42 - 55 73 37
1991* 149 106 43 - 50 66 33
1990* 150 109 41 - 49 62 37
1989* 143 101 42 - 41 64 36
1988* 144 104 40 - 44 68 28
1987 163 118 46 - 49 79 33
1986 159 111 47 - 50 78 28
1985 152 104 48 - 46 78 27
1984 142 103 39 - 44 71 26
1983 140 101 39 - 48 65 24
1982 149 108 41 - 53 71 23
1981 152 105 47 - 47 75 27
1980 137 98 39 - 45 65 26
1979 137 98 39 - 41 72 23
Other specified cirrhosis
1997* 71 32 39 - 14 28 28
1996* 81 41 40 - 18 35 27
1995* 70 31 39 - 19 26 25
1994* 76 36 40 - 22 24 29
1993* 68 35 34 - 14 28 25
1992* 70 33 37 - 17 21 28
1991* 74 38 36 - 19 28 26
1990* 62 28 34 - 14 23 23
1989* 72 29 43 - 20 27 20
1988* 60 26 34 - 20 22 17
1987 69 35 34 - 17 28 21
1986 73 32 42 - 16 30 25
1985 70 35 35 - 16 32 19
1984 72 31 41 - 20 27 24
1983 78 36 42 - 19 33 23
1982 74 35 39 - 20 30 22
1981 74 34 40 - 17 35 18
1980 69 31 38 - 14 34 17
1979 61 26 34 - 15 27 15
Unspecified cirrhosis
1997 106 49 57 - 13 33 60
1996* 103 46 57 - 14 36 52
1995* 103 48 55 - 10 41 52
1994* 92 44 48 - 13 35 43
1993* 91 42 48 - 11 29 51
1992* 93 42 51 - 8 30 54
1991* 78 39 39 - 9 25 44
1990* 82 37 46 - 7 27 47
1989* 104 49 55 - 12 38 52
1988* 77 32 45 - 9 29 40
1987 87 43 44 - 10 36 41
1986 105 50 55 - 11 43 50
1985 108 57 51 - 8 49 50
1984 115 66 49 - 16 39 60
1983 125 69 56 - 17 54 53
1982 113 65 48 - 16 52 44
1981 121 66 55 - 17 57 46
1980 129 72 58 - 16 64 48
1979 116 70 46 - 15 62 37
Nondependent abuse of
Alcohol
1997* 364 256 108 42 170 104 48
1996* 322 227 95 32 159 94 37
1995* 246 173 73 35 129 56 26
1994* 298 215 83 40 148 79 30
1993* 251 183 68 30 130 63 28
1992* 221 150 71 35 108 55 23
1991* 204 144 60 33 97 47 27
1990* 177 129 48 29 89 43 16
1989* 142 96 46 22 72 33 15
1988* 129 89 40 26 56 32 14
1987 114 84 30 24 50 28 12
1986 116 84 31 20 56 27 12
1985 99 68 30 23 39 27 11
1984 76 53 22 17 33 20 6
1983 80 54 26 15 37 20 8
1982 89 60 28 20 37 24 8
1981 75 53 22 18 29 23 6
1980 75 52 23 16 29 20 9
1979 75 53 22 19 27 23 6
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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).
Information furnished by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
