Alcohol consumption in United States
Recorded alcohol consumption in United States was 8.90 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
United States, 2024
8.90
Change from 2023
−4.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
8.30 litres
Position in 2024
28th of 187
Alcohol consumption in United States over time
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.90 litres |
| 2023 | 9.28 litres |
| 2022 | 9.41 litres |
| 2021 | 9.51 litres |
| 2020 | 9.15 litres |
| 2019 | 8.90 litres |
| 2018 | 8.87 litres |
| 2017 | 8.84 litres |
| 2016 | 8.90 litres |
| 2015 | 8.82 litres |
| 2014 | 8.82 litres |
| 2013 | 8.86 litres |
| 2012 | 8.91 litres |
| 2011 | 8.75 litres |
| 2010 | 8.65 litres |
| 2009 | 8.77 litres |
| 2008 | 8.85 litres |
| 2007 | 8.86 litres |
| 2006 | 8.76 litres |
| 2005 | 8.65 litres |
| 2004 | 8.60 litres |
| 2003 | 8.54 litres |
| 2002 | 8.48 litres |
| 2001 | 8.40 litres |
| 2000 | 8.43 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.1% from 9.28 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.82 litres, the figure has changed by +0.9%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 28th highest value.
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Hypertension
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