| Year |
All beverages |
| 2005 |
2.24 |
| 2004 |
2.23 |
| 2003 |
2.22 |
| 2002 |
2.20 |
| 2001 |
2.18 |
| 2000 |
2.18 |
| 1999 |
2.16 |
| 1998 |
2.14 |
| 1997 |
2.14 |
| 1996 |
2.16 |
| 1995 |
2.15 |
| 1994 |
2.18 |
| 1993 |
2.23 |
| 1992 |
2.30 |
| 1991 |
2.30 |
| 1990 |
2.45 |
| 1989 |
2.42 |
| 1988 |
2.48 |
| 1987 |
2.54 |
| 1986 |
2.58 |
| 1985 |
2.62 |
| 1984 |
2.65 |
| 1983 |
2.69 |
| 1982 |
2.72 |
| 1981 |
2.76 |
| 1980 |
2.76 |
| 1979 |
2.75 |
| 1978 |
2.71 |
| 1977 |
2.64 |
| 1976 |
2.69 |
| 1975 |
2.69 |
| 1974 |
2.67 |
| 1973 |
2.62 |
| 1972 |
2.56 |
| 1971 |
2.59 |
| 1970 |
2.52 |
| 1969 |
2.51 |
| 1968 |
2.45 |
| 1967 |
2.37 |
| 1966 |
2.32 |
| 1965 |
2.27 |
| 1964 |
2.23 |
| 1963 |
2.15 |
| 1962 |
2.11 |
| 1961 |
2.06 |
| 1960 |
2.07 |
| 1959 |
2.06 |
| 1958 |
1.98 |
| 1957 |
1.99 |
| 1956 |
2.03 |
| 1955 |
2.00 |
| 1954 |
1.96 |
| 1953 |
2.01 |
| 1952 |
1.98 |
| 1951 |
2.01 |
| 1950 |
2.04 |
| 1949 |
1.98 |
| 1948 |
1.97 |
| 1947 |
2.03 |
| 1946 |
2.30 |
| 1945 |
2.25 |
| 1944 |
2.07 |
| 1943 |
1.83 |
| 1942 |
1.97 |
| 1941 |
1.70 |
| 1940 |
1.56 |
| 1939 |
1.51 |
| 1938 |
1.47 |
| 1937 |
1.59 |
| 1936 |
1.50 |
| 1935 |
1.20 |
Note: 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.