European Countries Have the Highest Percentage of Alcohol Drinkers

What We’re Showing

The percentage of the total population over 15 years old that consumed alcohol in the previous 12 months. The data is from 2019 and was published in the 2024 WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health. The map is divided into six regions, according to the World Health Organization definition.

Key Takeaways

• The level of drinking is highest in European countries
• Seven of the ten countries with the highest alcohol consumption in 2019 were members of the European Union
• Countries in North Africa and the Middle East have the lowest alcohol consumption due to cultural and religious factors

Fact: According to WHO, 2.6 million people (2 million of them men) die from something related to alcohol consumption across the globe each year.