The AP (9/22) reported, “Drinking too much alcohol killed more than three million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said” in a report released Sept. 22 in which the WHO “also warned that current policy responses are not sufficient to reverse trends predicting an increase in consumption over the next 10 years.”
Reuters (9/21, Kelland) reported the report “said that globally, an estimated 237 million men and 46 million women are problem drinkers or alcohol abusers,” with “the highest prevalence” being found “in Europe and the Americas.” Currently, “Europe has the highest per person alcohol consumption in the world, even though it has dropped by around 10 percent since 2010.”
According to CNN (9/21, Avramova), the consumption of alcohol “was also found to cause more than 5% of the global disease burden and reported to be a causal factor in over 200 disease and injury conditions.” Alcohol is now “consumed by an estimated 2.3 billion people globally, according to WHO, and school surveys point out that most children start consuming alcohol before the age of 15.”
Related Links:
— “UN: Excessive drinking killed over 3 million people in 2016, AP, September 22, 2018.