Mae alcohol yn un o brif achosion marwolaethau 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 2016, bu 504 o farwolaethau cysylltiedig ag alcohol ac yn 2016-17, 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 2016, there were 504 alcohol-related deaths in Wales and in 2016-17, there were nearly 55,000 alcohol-related hospital admissions. All alcohol-related deaths and alcohol-related hospital admissions are preventable.