I was being approximate, but here is the more nuanced explanation: "This study found an average of 93,296 alcohol-attributable deaths (255 deaths per day) and

I was being approximate, but here is the more nuanced explanation: "This study found an average of 93,296 alcohol-attributable deaths (255 deaths per day) and 2.7 million YPLL (29 years of life lost per death, on average) in the United States each year." https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6930a1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6930a1.htm Whereas smoking reduces life expectancy by "only" ~12 years.