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The African Region is faced with a growing burden of harmful alcohol consumption and its disastrous effects. There is no other consumer product as widely available as alcohol that accounts for as much premature death and disability.
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Alcohol consumption by an expectant mother may cause fetal...
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Alcohol consumption by an expectant mother may cause fetal...
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As the map shows, the average per capita alcohol consumption varies widely globally. We see large geographical differences: Alcohol consumption across North Africa and the Middle East is particularly low — in many countries, close to zero. At the upper end of the scale, alcohol intake across Europe is higher.
The Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) is an essential tool for assessing and monitoring the health situation and trends related to alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm, and policy responses in countries. The harmful use of alcohol results in the death of 2.6 million people annually.
Total APC is defined as the total (sum of three-year average recorded and three-year average unrecorded APC, adjusted for three-year average tourist consumption) amount of alcohol consumed per adult (15+ years) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol.
Alcohol consumption and alcohol-attributable burden of disease in Africa are expected to rise in the near future, yet. increasing alcohol-related harm receives little attention from policymakers and from the population in general. Even where new legislation is proposed it is rarely enacted into law.
12 sty 2022 · Alcohol is the most widely used and misused substance in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, 3 million deaths occur annually from harmful use of alcohol, representing 5.3% of all deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) attributes 5.1% of the global burden of disease...
While total alcohol per capita consumption (APC) in the African Region has decreased, alcohol consumption among drinkers increased from 17.2 L in 2010 to 18.4 L in 2016. 13 In Africa, the primary drugs consumed are opioids (37%) and cannabis (36%).