Mae alcohol yn un o brif achosion marwolaeth a salwch yng Nghymru.  Mae'n arwain at niwed i iechyd a niwed cymdeithasol, yn enwedig ar gyfer y lleiafrif o bobl sy’n goryfed. Yn 2017, bu 540 o farwolaethau a oedd yn gysylltiedig ag alcohol ac yn 2017-18, bu bron i 55,000 o dderbyniadau i'r ysbyty sy'n gysylltiedig ag alcohol. Mae modd osgoi pob marwolaeth a phob derbyniad i'r ysbyty sy’n gysylltiedig ag alcohol.
Alcohol is a major cause of death and illness in Wales.  It leads to a number of health and social harms, particularly for the significant minority of people who drink to excess. In 2017, there were 540 alcohol-related deaths in Wales and in 2017-18, there were nearly 55,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions. All alcohol-related deaths and alcohol-related hospital admissions are preventable.