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Table 2 Drinking indicators by Global Burden of Disease region for 2005

From: Global burden of injuries attributable to alcohol consumption in 2004: a novel way of calculating the burden of injuries attributable to alcohol consumption

 

Men

Women

GBD Region

Current drinkers

Prevalence of binge drinkers [among current drinkers]

Binge drinking occasions per year

Drinks consumed during a binge drinking occasion

Per capita consumption (l/year per person)

Current drinkers

Prevalence of binge drinkers [among current drinkers]

Binge drinking occasions per year

Drinks consumed during a binge drinking occasion

Per capita consumption (l/year per person)

Asia, Pacific [High Income]

87.43%

17.17%

26

7

15.23

75.62%

3.93%

26

6

4.63

Asia, Central

63.87%

52.76%

52

7

10.62

46.83%

8.78%

52

6

3.23

Asia, East

71.71%

13.48%

26

7

9.88

37.50%

0.54%

26

6

1.95

Asia, South

16.68%

45.09%

52

7

3.80

2.64%

9.22%

52

6

0.24

Asia, Southeast

27.21%

10.58%

52

7

5.21

5.63%

2.89%

52

6

0.47

Australasia

87.08%

10.00%

26

7

14.29

80.02%

2.84%

26

6

5.78

Caribbean

65.17%

20.17%

26

7

9.36

34.23%

5.11%

26

6

2.74

Europe, Central

77.41%

25.21%

52

7

21.81

59.05%

3.26%

52

6

6.70

Europe, Eastern

71.74%

59.39%

78

9

25.19

50.77%

13.25%

78

7

8.07

Europe, Western

87.80%

12.04%

26

7

17.64

77.56%

1.80%

26

6

7.06

Latin America, Andean

67.92%

18.47%

52

7

11.35

47.14%

3.84%

52

6

3.43

Latin America, Central

57.83%

22.54%

78

8

11.73

34.88%

1.56%

78

6

3.23

Latin America, Southern

86.48%

16.80%

26

7

13.91

66.75%

0.17%

26

6

5.28

Latin America, Tropical

58.67%

21.15%

52

7

14.11

41.48%

5.36%

52

6

4.39

Northern Africa / Middle East

8.90%

7.21%

26

7

2.04

2.40%

4.10%

26

6

0.26

North America [High Income]

72.70%

13.74%

26

7

14.38

60.98%

3.39%

26

6

5.05

Oceania

79.59%

25.20%

52

7

5.55

47.59%

10.74%

52

6

0.94

Sub-Saharan Africa, Central

49.95%

32.01%

52

7

5.83

29.88%

16.58%

52

6

2.18

Sub-Saharan Africa, East

29.83%

20.98%

52

7

7.37

19.34%

1.00%

52

6

2.19

Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern

37.53%

39.00%

78

8

14.28

13.60%

21.29%

78

6

3.07

Sub-Saharan Africa, Western

41.39%

32.40%

52

7

11.69

24.76%

20.88%

52

6

3.94

World

50.22%

24.24%

-

-

9.74

30.82%

5.48%

-

-

2.6