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  • Dataset | 19 Feb 2021

Estimated daily alcohol consumption in the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom among drinkers aged 15 and older

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Estimated daily alcohol consumption in the EU, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom among drinkers aged 15 and older

(Based on total per capita consumption and after removing last year abstainers WHO 2015 ).

Estimated daily average intake in grams of pure ethanol among drinkers aged 15 and older, 2008-2010.

Country

Males

Females

Belgium

 38.4 17.0
Bulgaria 52.5 18.9
Czech Republic 43.9 20.4
Denmark 46.0 23.0
Germany 44.1 19.4
Estonia 65.4 23.8
Ireland 42.7 19.9
Greece 43.7 21.4
Spain 46.6 22.4
France 39.9 16.6
Croatia 41.7 22.8
Italy 25.6 14.4
Cyprus 29.2 15.9
Latvia 57.4 22.0
Lithuania 71.9 29.3
Luxembourg 38.3 16.9
Hungary 51.7 20.8
Malta 29.3 17.0
Netherlands 32.6 15.6
Austria 40.9 18.2
Poland 67.8 28.4
Portugal 57.9 33.1
Romania 66.1 24.0
Slovenia 48.3 24.7
Slovakia 62.1 21.8
Finland 50.8 24.7
Sweden 36.9 18.5
Iceland 28.6 14.6
Norway 25.1 12.9
Switzerland 35.7 16.4
United Kingdom 40.9 18.4