Table 3. Average length of stay (in days) for discharges with principal (first-listed) mention of an alcohol-related diagnosis for U.S. population ages 12 and older, by sex and age group, 2000–2015

Sex or age
and year

Alcoholic
psychoses

Alcohol
dependence
syndrome

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis

Nondependent
abuse of
alcohol

Alcohol
poisoning

Any

Alcohol-related

Other specified
without mention of alcohol

Unspecified
without mention of alcohol

U.S. Total

2015

4.5

5.2

5.8

5.9

5.6

2.5

3.5

2014

4.6

5.2

5.8

5.9

5.6

2.5

3.1

2013

4.6

4.9

5.8

5.7

5.9

5.8

2.2

3.0

2012

4.4

5.0

5.8

5.9

5.6

2.1

2.8

2011

4.4

5.6

5.8

5.9

5.7

2.1

2.9

2010

4.4

5.0

6.1

6.2

6.0

2.0

2.7

2009

4.4

5.3

6.2

6.4

6.2

1.8

2.8

2008

4.4

5.0

6.5

6.4

2.1

2.9

2007

4.4

6.0

6.2

6.4

5.9

6.1

2.2

2.7

2006

4.4

5.5

6.2

6.4

6.0

2.4

2.9

2005

4.4

5.8

6.5

6.3

6.5

2.2

2.6

2004

4.4

5.1

6.4

6.3

5.9

6.5

1.9

2.5

2003

4.5

4.8

6.6

6.1

6.9

2.5

2.1

2002

4.4

4.6

6.7

6.5

6.7

2.1

2.4

2001

4.6

5.7

6.7

6.3

7.0

2.4

2.2

2000

4.5

5.3

6.6

6.7

6.2

6.8

2.3

Sex: male

2015

4.6

5.1

5.8

5.9

5.8

5.5

2.6

3.7

2014

4.6

5.1

5.7

5.8

5.1

5.5

2.4

3.1

2013

4.6

5.0

5.6

5.3

5.5

2.2

3.1

2012

4.5

4.9

5.6

5.7

5.4

2.1

2.8

2011

4.5

5.4

5.6

5.4

2.2

3.1

2010

4.5

5.0

5.9

5.8

5.9

2.0

2.8

2009

4.5

5.2

6.0

5.7

6.0

1.8

3.0

2008

4.6

5.0

6.3

6.4

5.7

6.0

2.1

3.0

2007

4.4

5.7

6.1

6.3

5.2

5.9

2.2

2.6

2006

4.5

5.4

6.1

6.2

5.7

5.9

2.5

3.0

2005

4.4

5.7

6.3

5.6

6.3

2.3

2.9

2004

4.4

5.0

6.1

6.2

5.5

6.1

2.0

2.7

2003

4.6

6.4

5.8

6.6

2.5

2.2

2002

4.5

4.6

6.5

6.6

5.8

6.4

2.2

2.6

2001

4.7

5.6

6.4

5.5

6.6

2.4

2000

4.5

5.2

6.5

5.7

6.5

2.2

2.3

Sex: female

2015

4.2

5.4

5.9

6.1

6.0

5.7

2.3

3.1

2014

4.4

5.3

6.0

6.3

6.0

5.7

2.7

3.1

2013

4.3

4.9

6.1

6.0

6.4

6.1

2.1

2.8

2012

4.1

5.3

6.1

6.2

5.9

2.1

2.7

2011

4.1

6.1

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.0

2.0

2.7

2010

4.1

5.1

6.3

6.4

6.0

1.8

2.4

2009

4.0

5.4

6.6

6.7

6.9

6.4

1.8

2.5

2008

4.2

5.2

6.7

6.9

6.7

2.1

2.6

2007

4.2

6.8

6.5

6.6

6.3

6.5

2.1

2.9

2006

4.0

5.7

6.4

6.8

6.2

6.1

2.4

2.6

2005

4.2

6.3

6.8

6.9

6.8

2.1

2.2

2004

4.1

5.2

6.8

6.2

6.9

1.9

2.1

2003

4.3

5.2

7.0

7.1

6.2

7.2

2.3

2.0

2002

4.1

4.8

7.0

6.9

7.0

1.9

2.1

2001

4.4

6.1

7.2

7.3

6.8

7.3

2.3

1.9

2000

4.4

5.6

7.0

6.5

7.0

2.5

2.3

Age: 12–20 years

2015

3.7

5.4

6.9

—

5.7

—

1.1

1.4

2014

3.0

6.5

5.0

5.5

4.6

6.2

1.5

1.2

2013

3.6

8.1

6.7

—

7.5

4.1

1.6

1.3

2012

3.4

5.8

6.2

2.8

6.5

—

1.1

1.2

2011

3.2

8.9

5.6

—

4.7

8.2

1.3

2010

2.9

5.4

6.3

—

6.6

5.0

1.2

2009

2.8

5.5

5.2

2.0

5.7

4.6

1.2

1.6

2008

4.0

5.9

7.1

4.6

6.4

9.0

1.4

1.5

2007

3.6

9.5

6.0

3.1

5.2

9.2

1.2

1.5

2006

3.3

4.5

5.3

1.5

5.1

6.3

1.0

1.1

2005

3.1

7.0

5.7

3.0

6.0

5.4

1.4

1.2

2004

3.1

8.8

5.4

—

4.2

8.4

1.4

1.1

2003

3.7

7.4

9.0

2.9

7.0

12.2

—

1.1

2002

3.2

7.5

6.9

—

8.1

1.8

1.2

2001

4.2

10.7

5.0

1.5

5.0

5.2

—

1.1

2000

3.8

9.2

5.3

3.4

4.6

7.2

—

1.1

Age: 21–24 years

2015

3.3

5.4

5.6

4.7

8.4

2.3

2.1

2014

3.4

5.7

4.8

3.8

5.1

6.3

1.6

2013

3.1

5.4

6.5

6.7

6.6

6.0

1.5

2.2

2012

3.1

5.6

7.2

—

6.5

4.3

1.3

1.4

2011

3.2

7.0

5.1

4.1

—

4.2

1.4

2.2

2010

2.9

6.5

5.1

3.8

6.1

5.5

1.5

2009

3.1

5.4

5.5

3.9

6.6

5.7

1.3

1.5

2008

3.3

5.1

5.7

4.0

—

5.4

2.1

2.4

2007

3.5

8.3

4.8

4.6

4.2

—

1.6

2.0

2006

3.2

6.0

3.9

3.3

5.0

4.2

1.8

2.0

2005

3.1

6.8

8.3

4.4

7.2

—

1.8

2.0

2004

3.2

6.6

6.0

4.7

5.4

8.8

1.4

2.2

2003

3.6

5.2

7.0

5.3

4.7

12.8

1.6

1.5

2002

3.4

5.3

5.4

4.4

5.7

6.6

1.7

2001

3.8

7.7

6.9

4.0

6.2

—

1.6

1.4

2000

3.5

6.1

5.3

4.3

3.4

7.8

1.6

1.8

Age: 25–44 years

2015

3.8

5.1

5.7

5.9

5.1

2.1

3.1

2014

3.9

5.0

5.8

5.9

5.0

5.3

2.4

2.9

2013

3.9

4.7

5.7

6.0

1.9

2.7

2012

3.6

4.8

5.7

5.8

5.3

5.5

1.9

2.8

2011

3.6

5.3

6.0

5.9

6.6

6.1

2.0

2.9

2010

3.6

4.9

6.0

6.1

5.3

5.7

1.8

2.6

2009

3.7

5.2

6.0

5.7

6.3

1.7

2.7

2008

3.8

5.1

6.1

6.3

5.6

2.0

2.6

2007

3.7

6.0

6.2

5.3

5.4

2.1

2.5

2006

3.7

5.5

5.9

6.0

5.8

5.5

2.5

3.0

2005

3.7

5.8

6.1

6.2

5.9

5.6

2.2

2.6

2004

3.7

5.0

6.0

6.1

5.6

5.7

1.8

2.5

2003

3.9

4.7

6.2

5.1

6.5

2.2

2.1

2002

3.7

4.4

6.3

6.4

5.0

6.4

1.8

2.3

2001

4.0

5.8

6.5

6.1

6.8

2.2

2.4

2000

3.9

5.2

6.1

6.3

5.9

5.7

2.2

2.6

Age: 45–64 years

2015

4.8

5.2

5.9

6.0

5.6

2.9

4.5

2014

4.9

5.2

5.8

6.0

5.7

5.5

2.6

3.9

2013

4.8

4.9

5.8

5.7

2.5

3.7

2012

4.7

5.1

5.8

5.9

5.7

2.5

3.2

2011

4.6

5.6

5.8

5.6

2.5

3.3

2010

4.6

5.0

6.0

6.1

5.9

2.1

3.0

2009

4.7

5.4

6.3

6.8

6.2

2.0

3.4

2008

4.7

4.9

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.4

2.2

3.4

2007

4.6

5.9

6.3

6.4

6.0

6.2

2.5

3.1

2006

4.7

5.4

6.3

6.5

6.1

5.9

2.8

3.6

2005

4.6

5.8

6.6

6.2

6.5

2.4

3.2

2004

4.6

4.9

6.4

6.1

6.4

2.2

3.0

2003

4.8

4.7

6.7

6.4

6.8

2.4

2.5

2002

4.8

4.7

6.9

6.8

7.2

6.8

2.3

2.9

2001

4.9

5.3

6.8

6.3

7.0

2.4

2.5

2000

4.8

5.1

6.8

6.6

6.8

2.5

2.4

Age: 65+ years

2015

6.1

5.8

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.6

3.0

3.6

2014

6.1

5.5

5.7

5.8

5.7

3.4

3.6

2013

6.2

5.5

5.8

5.6

6.0

5.8

2.6

3.9

2012

6.1

5.3

5.8

6.1

5.9

5.6

2.7

3.7

2011

6.3

6.6

5.8

6.1

5.8

2.7

4.1

2010

6.3

5.4

6.2

6.7

6.1

3.0

3.8

2009

5.9

5.0

6.3

6.4

6.3

2.5

4.7

2008

6.4

5.3

6.5

6.7

6.5

2.7

4.8

2007

6.5

5.9

6.3

6.1

6.3

3.0

—

2006

6.2

5.4

6.2

6.3

6.0

6.2

3.0

4.5

2005

6.4

5.9

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.7

2.9

4.3

2004

6.3

5.3

6.6

6.7

6.1

6.7

2.5

3.1

2003

6.5

5.4

6.7

6.5

6.0

7.0

3.1

3.3

2002

6.6

5.3

6.7

6.9

6.4

6.7

3.3

4.2

2001

6.9

5.5

6.8

6.4

6.9

3.0

3.5

2000

6.6

5.5

6.9

7.1

6.0

7.0

3.1

3.5