About this data measure

• Alcohol is one of the leading causes of preventable death in the United States. (Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
  
• Since 2019, alcohol-related deaths in Rhode Island have increased sharply which follows the same trend seen nationally.
• The rate of alcohol-related deaths is higher among White Rhode Islanders than Black Rhode Islanders and alcohol-related deaths among males is more than three times that of females.