EUROPEANS ARE THE HEAVIEST DRINKERS IN THE WORLD says new World Health Organization (WHO) report.

Europe is the region with the highest consumption of alcohol per person, , according to a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), making up the entire top 10.  Belarus takes the top spot, with people on average drinking 17.5 litres of pure alcohol a year, followed by the Republic of Moldova where the figure is 16.8 litres and Lithuania at 15.4 litres.

 

 

People in the UK are among the most prolific drinkers in the world.  Britons over the age of 15 on average drink 11.6 litres of pure alcohol a year, according to the “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014”.

 

Australia and Canada also have high levels of alcohol consumption, with people on average drinking 12.2 and 10.2 litres a year respectively.  In the United States the figure is marginally lower at 9.2 litres.

 

The average figure globally is 6.2 litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

 

But as less than half the world population (38.3 per cent) actually drinks alcohol, this means that those who do drink consume on average 17 litres of pure alcohol annually, the report said.

 

The report reveals that the harmful use of alcohol causes 3.3 million deaths a year worldwide.  It warns that alcohol consumption increases the risk of developing more than 200 diseases, including liver cirrhosis and some cancers.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/worlds-heaviest-drinking-countries-revealed--and-the-uk-doesnt-even-make-the-top-10-9357860.html

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