The World Health Organization recently released a report on alcohol and health, naming the world's most drunk countries.
The report revealed that alcohol consumption varies across the globe, but some countries consume more alcohol than others.
The study, which analyzed per capita alcohol consumption from 2008 to 2010, found that Europe had the highest per person alcohol consumption. The top 10 countries in the list were all located in the continent.
While each person in Belarus consumed an average 17.5 liters of pure alcohol per year, residents of Republic of Moldova and Lithuania consumed 16.8 and 15.4 liters of alcohol per annum respectively.
Also, a Briton consumes an average of 11.6 liters of pure alcohol every year. Australia and Canada also have a high level of per person alcohol consumption with 12.2 liters and 10.2 liters a year respectively. Per person consumption in the United States was relatively lower at 9.2 litres a year.
North Africa and the Middle East showed per person consumption below 2.5 liters a year. Many countries showed alcohol consumption of per person there was below one litre per year.
Here are the top 10 drunk countries in the world:
1. Belarus - 17.5 litres
2. Republic of Moldova - 16.8 litres
3. Lithuania - 15.4 litres
4. Russian Federation - 15.1 litres
5. Romania - 14.4 litres
6. Ukraine - 13.9 litres
7. Andorra - 13.8 litres
8. Hungary - 13.3 litres
9. Czech Republic and Slovakia - 13 litres
10. Portugal - 12.9 litres
The WHO also found some crucial alcohol-related facts. Apparently, about 3.3 million people die due to too much alcohol consumption. The figure represents 5.9 percent of the total deaths. The report also found that more than 200 diseases and severe injuries are caused by harmful alcohol use.
"More needs to be done to protect people from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption. The report clearly shows that there is no room for complacency when it comes to reducing the harmful uses of alcohol," said Dr Oleg Chestnov, WHO assistant director-general for non-communicable diseases and mental health, to The Independent.
