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Table 3 Mean and standard deviation estimates from the empirical data, Log-Normal model, Gamma model, and the Weibull model for alcohol consumption of women from 43 datasets

From: Determining the best population-level alcohol consumption model and its impact on estimates of alcohol-attributable harms

 

Empirical data

Log-Normal model

Gamma model

Weibull model

Country

Count

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Argentina

381

4.38

6.77

7.35

46.50

4.38

6.34

4.39

7.69

Australia

1172

6.04

9.52

10.40

60.39

6.04

8.42

6.06

9.90

Australia 1

3002

4.84

7.81

5.47

17.86

4.84

6.44

4.69

7.22

Austria

1916

10.62

13.26

10.36

11.94

10.62

9.47

10.66

10.20

Belize

386

6.74

16.63

5.92

17.44

6.74

9.52

5.98

10.02

Brazil

283

14.80

29.63

26.75

240.21

14.80

23.18

14.27

28.60

Canada

5850

6.88

10.79

7.82

19.76

6.88

8.26

6.75

8.90

Costa Rica

367

3.21

6.33

3.90

19.86

3.21

4.81

3.00

5.57

Czech Republic

1023

8.97

15.12

12.08

50.02

8.97

12.16

8.74

13.71

Denmark

1042

7.89

8.85

10.48

26.03

7.89

8.59

7.89

8.85

ECAS: Finland

469

5.71

9.65

6.00

10.77

5.71

6.09

5.63

6.47

ECAS: France

382

6.85

9.83

8.64

27.71

6.85

8.66

6.77

9.54

ECAS: Germany

512

6.93

21.77

7.05

15.85

6.62

7.80

6.39

8.30

ECAS: Italy

404

10.23

14.99

14.08

48.17

10.23

12.76

10.17

13.94

ECAS: Sweden

433

4.32

4.58

4.87

8.35

4.32

4.28

4.32

4.36

ECAS: UK

498

13.14

19.31

16.34

46.06

13.14

15.81

12.97

17.02

Finland

882

4.35

7.83

6.45

25.27

4.35

5.55

4.28

6.07

France

4206

9.14

11.79

8.78

12.42

9.14

9.22

9.08

9.83

Germany

4164

8.72

12.97

10.88

30.24

8.72

10.41

8.60

11.17

Hungary

883

1.92

5.31

2.62

15.31

1.92

2.90

1.75

3.22

Iceland

1072

4.70

7.41

5.34

11.37

4.70

5.21

4.63

5.53

India

85

17.67

26.94

38.01

388.74

17.67

27.33

17.88

35.44

Ireland

378

14.20

17.69

16.05

30.35

14.20

14.86

14.14

15.54

Isle of Man

469

9.67

13.20

17.91

97.33

9.67

12.81

9.77

14.57

Israel

1938

4.98

12.52

6.70

46.91

4.98

7.91

4.46

9.04

Italy

1219

9.93

11.72

11.91

28.76

9.93

11.35

9.90

12.01

Japan

864

5.27

11.72

9.17

97.39

5.27

8.68

5.02

11.15

Kazakhstan

401

2.80

7.91

3.78

23.87

2.80

4.32

2.50

4.78

Mexico

1406

1.88

7.32

1.20

4.39

1.88

3.07

1.37

2.82

Netherlands

1505

7.84

10.50

7.83

12.20

7.84

8.08

7.78

8.58

Nicaragua

147

11.43

34.88

7.52

21.56

11.43

17.51

8.94

16.78

Nigeria

200

28.45

41.91

91.55

1322.58

28.45

43.28

30.12

57.50

Norway

1004

4.64

7.03

6.39

21.38

4.64

5.73

4.59

6.21

Peru

620

1.91

3.07

1.78

2.03

1.91

1.76

1.90

1.95

Spain

427

8.07

11.17

14.34

69.00

8.07

10.36

8.12

11.50

Sri Lanka

38

1.00

2.93

0.42

1.70

1.00

1.82

0.64

1.63

Sweden

2226

3.29

4.51

3.42

6.75

3.29

3.69

3.24

3.94

Switzerland

5362

7.50

10.07

8.77

17.04

7.50

7.78

7.48

8.09

Uganda

280

13.78

26.60

23.46

206.14

13.78

21.80

13.25

27.17

Uruguay

375

5.17

12.02

7.35

43.87

5.17

7.75

4.91

9.05

USA 1

854

5.37

10.39

8.11

54.33

5.37

8.17

5.21

9.95

USA 2

1310

5.35

14.44

5.00

17.90

5.35

7.84

4.76

8.46

USA 3

2274

4.75

10.65

5.09

19.93

4.75

6.84

4.36

7.57