Prevalence of alcohol use disorders in the U.S. by gender 2016

This statistic shows the 12-month prevalence of alcohol use disorders in the United States in 2016, by gender. In that year, some 10.4 percent of all women in the U.S. aged 15 years and older had alcohol use disorders in the preceding 12 months.

Prevalence of alcohol use disorders in the United States in 2016, by gender*

Characteristic	Prevalence
Males	17.6%
Females	10.4%

0%2.5%5%7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%20%

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2018

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United States

Survey time period

2016

Age group

15 years and older

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* 12-month prevalence estimates. Including alcohol dependence and harmful use of alcohol.

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