Alcohol consumption is now widespread throughout the world, despite the two and a half million deaths it causes each year. Recent data make it possible to rank countries according to the amount of alcohol consumed per capita.
Drunkenness in Russia
Contrary to stereotypes, Russia is by no means the world leader in alcohol consumption. The level of alcohol consumption per capita is even falling at the moment. This is due to both the anti-alcohol measures taken by the state over the past few years and the increase in the number of Muslims in Russia who are forbidden by faith to drink alcohol. Our country is not even one of the ten leaders, taking only 16th place in alcohol consumption per capita.
Russia is traditionally considered one of the most drinking countries in the world. Along with the balalaika and the bear, among the symbols of Russia, according to the ideas of foreigners, there is vodka - the Russian national drink.
Country Alcohol Rating
The top 20 most drinking countries in the world, according to WHO, currently looks like this: the 20th place is in Austria, where 13.24 liters of ethanol per year per capita are drunk annually. Meanwhile, Slovakia took the 19th position with 13.33 liters. Great Britain and Denmark share the 18th line of this dubious competition. Poland in 17th place (13.25 liters), Russia in 16th (13.50).
Alcohol, along with other psychoactive substances, has been used by humans since primitive times. At first it was part of shamanistic rites, then it was used for recreational purposes as an appetite stimulant and antiseptic.
France, Ireland (like Russia, which has earned the glory of a lot of drinking countries), Portugal and South Korea with 13.66, 14.41, 14.55 and 14.80 liters, respectively, also did not get into the top ten. The ten most active consumers of strong include Lithuania (15.03 liters per year), Croatia (15.11), Belarus (15.13), Slovenia (15.19), Romania (15.30), Andorra (15, 48), Estonia (15.57) and Ukraine (15.60). The first three were Hungary (16.27), Czech Republic (16.45) and Moldova (18.22).
