how many people die of alcohol a year
Approximately 2.5 million people die each year from alcohol related causes, the WHO said in its Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health.. The harmful use of alcohol is especially fatal for younger age groups and alcohol is the world's leading risk factor for death among males aged 15-59, the report found. In Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), every fifth death is due to harmful drinking, the highest rate.