• Alcohol consumption in USA since 1850 — NIAAA

  • Entity Year Beer (NIAAA) Wine (NIAAA) Spirits (NIAAA) All beverages (NIAAA)
    United States 2013 4.24 2.59 3.03 9.86
    United States 2012 4.28 2.59 3.95 9.86
    United States 2011 4.24 2.55 3.88 9.67
    United States 2010 4.32 1.44 3.8 9.56
    United States 2009 4.43 1.48 3.8 9.67
    United States 2008 5.54 1.44 3.76 9.74
    United States 2007 5.58 1.44 3.73 9.74
    United States 2006 5.54 1.4 3.69 9.63
    United States 2005 5.5 1.36 3.65 9.52
    United States 2004 5.58 1.32 3.57 8.48
    United States 2003 5.58 1.29 3.54 8.4
    United States 2002 5.66 1.25 2.42 8.33
    United States 2001 5.66 1.17 2.42 8.25
    United States 2000 5.62 1.17 2.42 8.21
    United States 1999 5.66 1.17 2.35 8.18
    United States 1998 5.62 1.14 2.35 8.1
    United States 1997 5.62 1.14 2.35 8.1
    United States 1996 5.66 1.14 2.38 8.18
    United States 1995 5.66 1.1 2.38 8.14
    United States 1994 5.73 1.06 2.46 8.25
    United States 1993 5.77 1.06 3.57 8.44
    United States 1992 5.88 1.14 3.69 9.71
    United States 1991 5.88 1.14 3.69 9.71
    United States 1990 5.07 1.25 3.91 9.27
    United States 1989 5.96 1.29 3.91 9.16
    United States 1988 5.03 1.36 3.99 9.39
    United States 1987 5.07 1.44 3.1 10.61
    United States 1986 5.07 1.48 3.18 10.77
    United States 1985 5.03 1.44 3.41 10.92
    United States 1984 5.11 1.4 4.56 10.03
    United States 1983 5.19 1.36 4.63 10.18
    United States 1982 5.22 1.36 4.71 10.3
    United States 1981 5.26 1.32 4.86 10.45
    United States 1980 5.22 1.29 4.94 10.45
    United States 1979 5.19 1.21 4.01 10.41
    United States 1978 5.03 1.17 4.05 10.26
    United States 1977 5.88 1.1 4.01 10.99
    United States 1976 5.81 1.21 4.16 10.18
    United States 1975 5.77 1.21 4.2 10.18
    United States 1974 5.73 1.17 4.2 10.11
    United States 1973 5.54 1.17 4.16 10.92
    United States 1972 4.43 1.14 4.13 10.69
    United States 1971 4.35 1.17 4.24 10.8
    United States 1970 4.32 1.02 4.2 10.54
    United States 1969 4.24 1.98 4.28 10.5
    United States 1968 4.13 1.98 4.16 9.27
    United States 1967 4.05 1.95 4.97 9.97
    United States 1966 4.01 1.91 4.86 9.78
    United States 1965 4.94 1.91 4.75 9.59
    United States 1964 4.94 1.91 4.6 8.44
    United States 1963 4.82 1.87 3.44 8.14
    United States 1962 4.75 1.83 3.41 8.99
    United States 1961 4.67 1.87 3.26 8.8
    United States 1960 4.75 1.83 3.26 8.84
    United States 1959 4.79 1.83 3.18 8.8
    United States 1958 4.63 1.83 3.03 8.5
    United States 1957 4.67 1.83 3.03 8.53
    United States 1956 4.79 1.83 3.07 8.68
    United States 1955 4.82 1.83 3.91 8.57
    United States 1954 4.82 1.79 3.8 7.42
    United States 1953 4.94 1.76 3.91 8.61
    United States 1952 4.94 1.79 3.76 8.5
    United States 1951 4.9 1.76 3.95 8.61
    United States 1950 4.94 1.87 3.91 8.72
    United States 1949 4.01 1.83 3.65 7.46
    United States 1948 4.05 1.76 3.65 7.46
    United States 1947 4.2 1.61 3.88 8.68
    United States 1946 4.05 1.91 4.75 9.71
    United States 1945 4.43 1.76 3.33 9.52
    United States 1944 4.28 1.68 3.88 8.84
    United States 1943 4.79 1.64 3.5 7.93
    United States 1942 3.41 1.83 3.22 7.46
    United States 1941 3.07 1.68 3.69 6.44
    United States 1940 3.76 1.61 3.54 6.91
    United States 1939 3.84 1.53 2.35 6.72
    United States 1938 3.84 0.49 2.23 6.56
    United States 1937 3.1 0.49 2.42 6.02
    United States 1936 3.99 0.45 2.23 6.68
    United States 1935 3.57 0.34 2.63 5.54
    United States 1934 2.31 0.26 1.1 4.67
    United States 1933 0 0 0 0
    United States 1925 0 0 0 0
    United States 1920 0 0 0 0
    United States 1919 4.09 0.45 3.88 7.42
    United States 1915 6.6 1.53 4.56 10.69
    United States 1910 6.56 1.64 4.63 10.84
    United States 1905 5.96 0.49 4.6 9.05
    United States 1900 5.5 0.38 3.91 8.8
    United States 1895 4.43 0.42 4.6 8.44
    United States 1890 3.41 1.53 4.6 8.53
    United States 1880 2.12 1.53 4.86 7.51
    United States 1870 2.67 0.38 6.79 8.84
    United States 1860 1.02 0.38 8.18 10.58
    United States 1850 1.53 0.3 7.12 8.95
  • Liters of ethanol per capita (differentiated by beverage type), based on population aged 15 and older prior to 1970 and on population aged 14 and older thereafter.

    The period 1920–1933 marks a period of alcohol prohibition in the United States. Here it is assumed consumption was zero by the NIAAA.

    Data prior to 1977 are from: HYMAN, M.; ZIMMERMAN, M.; GURIOLI, C.; and HELRICH, A. Drinkers, Drinking and Alcohol–Related Mortality and Hospitalizations: A Statistical Compendium, 1980 Edition. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 1980.

  • Sources

    Data Published By: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

    Data publisher source:

    Link: https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/surveillance102/tab1_13.htm

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