Acc. to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), per capita alcohol consumption in India has more than doubled from 2005 to 2016.
Key Findings:
Total alcohol per capita consumption has increased globally after a relatively stable phase between 2000 and 2005.
The per capita liquor consumption in India increased from 2.4 litres in 2005 to 5.7 litres in 2016 with 4.2 litres being consumed by men and 1.5 litre by women.
The total alcohol per capita consumption (15+ years) is expected to increase in half of the WHO regions by 2025 and the highest increase is expected in the South-East Asia Region.
An increase of 2.2 litres is expected in India alone which represents a large proportion of the total population in this region.
Globally more than a quarter (26.5%) of all 15-19-year-olds i.e. adolescents are current drinkers.
Health effects:
Alcohol consumption has harmful impact on many health-related targets of the SDGs, including those for maternal and child health, infectious diseases (HIV, viral hepatitis, tuberculosis), non-communicable diseases and mental health, injuries and poisonings.
In 2016, the harmful use of alcohol resulted in some three million deaths (5.3% of all deaths) worldwide.Mortality resulting from alcohol consumption is higher than that caused by diseases such as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and diabetes.
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