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This interactive map shows the annual average alcohol consumption of alcohol, expressed per person aged 15 years or older. To account for the differences in alcohol content of different alcoholic drinks (e.g., beer, wine, spirits), this is reported in liters of pure alcohol per year.
One in twelve persons in the EU reported drinking alcohol on a daily basis. In 2019, 8.4 % of the EU population aged 15 and over reported having an alcoholic drink every day, compared to 28.8 % of weekly alcohol consumers and 22.8 % of monthly alcohol consumers (see Table 1).
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.
28 cze 2024 · The data on global alcohol consumption in 2019 shows that an estimated 400 million people aged 15 years and older live with alcohol use disorders, and an estimated 209 million live with alcohol dependence.
In 2019, alcohol consumption in the world, measured in litres of pure alcohol per person of 15 years of age or older, was 5.5 litres, which is a 4.7% relative decrease from 5.7 litres in 2010.
21 cze 2024 · Alcohol consumption has been identified as a component cause for more than 200 diseases, injuries and other health conditions. Per capita alcohol consumption is widely accepted as the best possible indicator of alcohol exposure in populations and the key indicator for estimation of alcohol-attributable disease burden and alcohol-attributable ...
Definition. Alcohol consumption is defined as annual sales of pure alcohol in litres per person aged 15 years and older. The methodology to convert alcohol drinks to pure alcohol may differ across countries.
