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Table 3 Prevalence of current drinkers by region.

From: Developing a method to derive alcohol-attributable fractions for HIV/AIDS mortality based on alcohol's impact on adherence to antiretroviral medication

 

Current Drinkers

Region

Men (age in years)

Women (age in years)

 

15 - 34

35 - 54

55+

15 - 34

35 - 54

55+

North Africa/Middle East

7.2%

12.0%

5.5%

3.5%

1.1%

0.4%

Sub-Saharan Africa, Central

51.0%

51.9%

20.5%

32.4%

28.5%

11.9%

Sub-Saharan Africa, East

24.6%

38.8%

37.2%

16.1%

24.9%

21.4%

Sub-Saharan Africa, South

38.0%

38.0%

29.5%

12.6%

15.7%

9.8%

Sub-Saharan Africa, West

36.2%

50.9%

40.5%

20.8%

31.2%

27.1%