List of countries by alcohol consumption



This is a list of countries by alcohol consumption measured in litres of pure ethyl alcohol consumed per capita in a given year, according to the most recent data from the World Health Organization. The methodology used by the WHO counted use by persons 15 years of age or older.

The headings in this table are explained as follows. All columns refer to 2005 only, except Recorded and Total. Recorded refers to an average of recorded consumption for 2003-2005. Unrecorded consumption was calculated using empirical investigations and expert judgments. Total is the sum of the first two columns. The last four columns are a breakdown of the (2005) recorded alcohol consumption by type. Beer refers to malt beer, wine refers to grape wine, spirits refers to all distilled beverages, and other refers to all other alcoholic beverages. Values were corrected for tourism only in countries where the number of tourists per year was at least equivalent to the number of inhabitants.

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