The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 5.3
Number of Deaths Attributable to Alcohol Abuse, 1992
| Cause |
ICD-9 Code |
Percent Attributed This Study |
Percent Attributed Rice et al. (1990) |
Estimate This Study, 1992 Data |
Estimate Rice et al. (1990), 1985 Data |
| DIRECT PRIMARY CAUSES |
| Alcoholic psychoses |
291.0 |
100 |
100 |
384 |
368 |
| Alcohol dependence syndrome |
303.0 |
100 |
100 |
5,217 |
4,188 |
| Nondependent abuse of alcohol |
305.0 |
100 |
100 |
788 |
750 |
| Alcoholic polyneuropathy |
357.5 |
100 |
100 |
4 |
2 |
| Alcoholic cardiomyopathy |
425.5 |
100 |
100 |
878 |
767 |
| Alcoholic gastritis |
535.3 |
100 |
100 |
90 |
61 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis |
571.0-571.3 |
100 |
100 |
11,868 |
11,288 |
| Excessive blood level of alcohol |
790.3 |
100 |
100 |
34 |
12 |
| Accidental poisoning - alcohol |
E860.0-E860.1 |
100 |
100 |
179 |
175 |
| Subtotal |
19,442 |
17,611 |
| DIRECT SECONDARY CAUSES |
| Respiratory tuberculosis |
011-012 |
25 |
25 |
329 |
342 |
| Malignant neoplasm of lip, cavity, and pharynx |
140-149 |
50 (men)
40 (women) |
47 |
3,741 |
3,896 |
| Malignant neoplasm - esophagus |
150 |
75 |
75 |
7,665 |
6,460 |
| Malignant neoplasm - stomach |
151 |
20 |
20 |
2,700 |
2,790 |
|
Malignant neoplasm of liver and interhepatic bile ducts
|
155 |
15 |
15 |
1,411 |
1,021 |
| Malignant neoplasm of larynx |
161 |
50 (men)
40 (women) |
49 |
1,894 |
1,716 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
250 |
5 |
5 |
2,423 |
1,848 |
| Essential hypertension |
401 |
8 |
0 |
416 |
0 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
430-438 |
7 |
0 |
9,985 |
0 |
| Pneumonia and influenza |
480-487 |
5 |
5 |
3,693 |
3,378 |
| Diseases of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
530-537
(not 535.3) |
10 |
10 |
892 |
943 |
| Chronic hepatitis |
571.4 |
50 |
0 |
349 |
0 |
| Cirrhosis of liver w/out alcohol |
571.51 |
50 |
50 |
5,654 |
6,667 |
| Biliary cirrhosis |
571.6 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
(w/571.5) |
| Other chronic nonalcoholic liver damage |
571.8 |
50 |
0 |
199 |
0 |
| Unspec. chronic liver disease without mention of alcohol |
571.9 |
50 |
0 |
118 |
0 |
| Portal hypertension |
572.3 |
50 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
| Acute pancreatitis |
577.0 |
42 |
41 |
907 |
917 |
| Chronic pancreatitis |
577.1 |
60 |
67 |
126 |
159 |
| Subtotal |
42,569 |
30,137 |
| INJURIES AND ADVERSE EFFECTS INDIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO ALCOHOL |
| Motor vehicle accidents |
E810-E825 |
42 |
51 |
17,196 |
23,190 |
| Pedal cycle, other road accidents |
E826,
E8292 |
20 |
20 |
45 |
76 |
| Water transport accidents |
E830-E838 |
20 |
35 |
167 |
388 |
| Air and space transport accidents |
E840-E845 |
16 |
10 |
175 |
143 |
| Accidental falls |
E880-E888 |
35 |
41 |
4,372 |
4,919 |
| Accidents caused by fire/flames |
E890-E899 |
45 |
42 |
1,831 |
2,067 |
| Accidental drowning, submersion |
E910 |
38 |
30 |
1,339 |
1,851 |
| Suicide and self-inflicted injury |
E950-E959 |
28 |
13 |
8,476 |
3,828 |
| Homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons (Rice et al. [1990]: 960-8) |
E960-E969 |
46 |
42 |
11,609 |
8,329 |
| Other injuries and adverse effects (Rice et al. [1990] used different coding) |
E901, E911
E917, E918
E919, E920
E922, E980 |
25 |
11 |
139 |
2,229 |
| Subtotal |
45,349 |
47,020 |
| TOTAL |
107,360 |
94,768 |
Sources: Analysis by The Lewin Group based on data from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1993), Stinson et al. (1993), National Center for Health Statistics (1996b), and Rice et al. (1990).
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
1Rice et al. (1990) included 571.6 in this category.
2Rice et al. (1990) included E825 in this category.
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