Surprises on the list of alcohol use in Europe

After all, one has the name and the other the grace… British who held the scepter for years in Akbar alcohol consumption In Europe, they not only displaced Latvians, but fell several places into the OECD list regarding countries with the highest alcohol consumption in the last decade (2010-2020).

The Hellas However, it is ranked penultimate in the European list, with the largest decrease in alcohol consumption being noted (-32%) excluding Ukraine is at war Found last in the list.

The UK ranks in the middle of the list…with Latvia To occupy the first place deservedly, as its numbers show Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Britons consumed 9.7 liters of alcohol per adult in 2020, which is 0.1% less than the EU average, and the figure equates to about nine pints per week. The French, over the age of 15, consume 10.4 liters of alcohol per year, while the Germans consume 10.6 liters.

In short, according to the OECD report, the UK ranks far behind France and Germany. Meanwhile, Latvia tops the OECD’s list in terms of weekly alcohol consumption, with 12.1 liters per adult during the year.

As in most countries of the European Union, in BritainHealth spending has increased since the Covid pandemic. Although in most countries of ancient Albion the rate was much higher on average than in the country.

This difference is mainly due to ‘A frightening increase in costs’ in Covid tests and ventilators, notes the OECD report.

Meanwhile, Britain’s National Health System (NHS) has fewer doctors per capita than most countries in Europe, figures show.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

The report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and the European Commission for Health also showed that a comparison was made of the total amount of alcohol sold to people aged 15 and over across all countries in Europe. It compared corresponding data from 2010 to 2020, or data for the closest available year, for each country.

After Latvia, it was the country that consumed the most alcohol in 2020 Czech RepublicWhere citizens consume an average of 11.6 liters annually.
He followed them Lithuania (11.4 L), h Austria (11,3) and h Bulgaria (11, 2).

The lowest percentage is recorded in turkey – while Muslim countryAlcohol consumption is mostly prohibited. Only 1.2 liters of alcohol per capita per year was sold in the neighborhood.

Ukraine experienced the largest decline in alcohol consumption: from 7.8 liters per capita in 2010 to 5.7 liters in 2019. Before Putin’s warThe reduction reached 37%. In the penultimate place on the list are our country (32% decrease), the Netherlands (26%) and Spain (26%).

Alcohol consumption decreased by 4% in the UK.

Latvia has seen the largest increase over the past decade (19%), followed by Malta and Bulgaria (both 13%) and Norway (11%).

As the OECD report notes: “Many European countries have implemented a range of measures to reduce alcohol consumption, such as taxes, restrictions on the availability of alcohol, and bans on alcohol advertising… sources.”

Britons were told to drink no more than six beers or 10 small glasses of wine per week. However, the data showed that most citizens drink more.

Americans are advised to drink no more than 14 pints of beer a week — for men — and seven pints of wine for women.

Excessive alcohol consumption in the long term increases the risk of a chain dangerous diseasesincluding heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and cancer.

For their part, British environmentalists last month called for a “green tax” on alcohol to reduce sales as well as its impact on the ecosystem.

How much alcohol consumption has changed from 2010 to 2020 in Europe

Country – Percentage of variance from 2010 to 2020

Latvia 19
Malta 13

Bulgaria 13
Norway 11
North Macedonia 9
Poland 9
Romania 9
Italy 9
Iceland 8
Moldova 7
Czech Republic 2
Sweden 1
Montenegro 0

Slovakia -2
Hungary -4
Britain -4
Slovenia -5
EU average of ’27’, -6
Austria -7
Luxembourg -8
Estonia -9
Portugal -9
Germany -9
Albania -11
Denmark -11
Croatia -11
Belgium -12
Switzerland -12
Cyprus -18
France -18
Finland -18
Lithuania -18
Serbia -19
Ireland – 22
Turkey – 25
Spain -26
Holland – 26
Greece -32
Ukraine -37

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