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Worldwide consumption in 2019 was equal to 5.5 litres of pure alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older. [6] This is a decrease from the 5.7 litres in 2010.
Alcohol preferences in Europe vary from country to country between beer, wine or spirits. [6] These preferences are traditionally associated with certain regions. Hence, the Central European pattern of alcohol consumption is associated with beer-drinking, the Mediterranean pattern with wine-drinking and the Eastern or Northern European pattern ...
The alcoholic beverage industry in Europe is the source of a quarter of the world’s alcohol and over half of the world's wine production. [1] Trade is even more centered on Europe, with 70% of alcohol exports and just under half of the world's imports involving the European Union (EU).
The risk of alcohol dependence begins at low levels of drinking and increases directly with both the volume of alcohol consumed and a pattern of drinking larger amounts on an occasion, to the point of intoxication, which is sometimes called binge drinking. Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcoholism.
The agency states that alcohol-related health risks increase with the quantity consumed over a lifetime and advises consuming no more than 10 standard drinks per week while observing alcohol-free ...
According to Eurostat, 24% of Ireland's population engages in heavy episodic drinking at least once a month, compared to the European average of 19%. [3] Alcohol is both an important economic industry for Ireland [4] and a key facilitator for social interactions. Alcohol abuse is a problem in Ireland, with Ireland having the 17th highest rate ...
This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of beer.Information not provided for some countries is not given in the available sources. Note: The row number column is fixed.
A notable exception to the lower rates of binge drinking in Southern Europe is the Mediterranean island of Malta, which has adopted the British culture of binge drinking, and where teenagers, often still in their early teens, are able to buy alcohol and drink it in the streets of the main club district, Paceville, due to a lack of police ...