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Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
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Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.
World Bank code: SH.ALC.PCAP.LI
• Data available for 187 countries • Latest year: 2020
In ,
Romania
led Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) at 16.80.
The world median across 185 reporting countries was
4.28.
What this measures:
Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.
How "Health & Population" indicators are measured
Health and population indicators come from national vital-registration systems, demographic and health surveys, and modeling by the UN Population Division and WHO. Mortality and morbidity estimates are often modeled rather than directly observed in lower-capacity statistical systems, which means some figures are interpolations between survey years. Life expectancy is a "period" measure based on current age-specific mortality, not a forecast of how long someone born today will actually live.
Distribution — 2020
Reporting
185 countries
Median
4.28
Mean
5.02
25th percentile
1.71
75th percentile
7.99
Range
0.00 – 16.80
World at a Glance — 2020
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2020
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Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)
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