Objectives: Determine whether there is an increase of alcohol dependence in women in the period from 2010 to 2015. Compare the total number of women with F10 diagnosis with the total number of men with the same diagnosis. Determine the demographic characteristics and characteristics of the illness in both men and women. Study design: Retrospective cohort study, contains 363 patients, of which are 315 are men, and 48 women, both diagnosed with chronic alcohol abuse. Methods: 363 patients hospitalised at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Clinical Hospital Centre Osijek in the period from 2010 to 2015 were the participants of this research. The data was collected from the medical histories of patients diagnosed with alcohol abuse. To collect the data we used a questionnaire drafted for the purpose of this research. Results: The number of male hospitalizations still dominates over women. However, in the period from 2010 to 2015, the number of alcohol dependent women increased, but not statistically significant, while the number of alcohol dependent men did not significantly change. The most significant differences between men and women are in the demographic parameters such as the employment status, and we can see that most alcohol dependent women are unemployed, while most men are retired or employed. Conclusion: The number of an alcohol dependent women slightly increased in the last six years, while the number of men with the same diagnosis stayed almost the same. However, men still prevaile in the number of hospitalisations.