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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Trends in percent of discharges with principal (first-listed) or any (all-listed) mention of an alcohol-related diagnosis among all discharges for U.S. population ages 12 and older, 2000–2015

Year First–listed diagnosis All–listed diagnosis First–listed diagnosis
(excluding delivery)
All–listed diagnosis
(excluding delivery)
2015 1.34 8.36 1.52 9.51
2014 1.28 8.02 1.46 9.14
2013 1.22 7.68 1.39 8.73
2012 1.20 7.43 1.36 8.42
2011 1.18 7.09 1.33 7.98
2010 1.23 6.96 1.39 7.84
2009 1.13 6.49 1.29 7.37
2008 1.13 6.08 1.29 6.91
2007 1.13 5.91 1.31 6.80
2006 1.11 5.81 1.27 6.63
2005 1.07 5.36 1.23 6.12
2004 1.10 5.43 1.26 6.20
2003 1.03 4.98 1.18 5.67
2002 1.10 5.05 1.26 5.77
2001 1.24 5.06 1.41 5.75
2000 1.23 4.90 1.41 5.60
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