2.1.1 TOTAL PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
As shown by the most recent WHO data, globally, individuals above 15 years of age drink
on average 6.2 litres of pure alcohol per year (see Figure 2 for further details), which
translates into 13.5 grams of pure alcohol per day. However, there is wide variation in
total alcohol consumption across WHO regions and Member States (see Figure 2). The
highest consumption levels continue to be found in the developed world, in particular
in the WHO European Region (EUR) and the WHO Region of the Americas (AMR).
Intermediate levels of consumption are found in the WHO Western Pacific Region (WPR)
and the WHO African Region (AFR), while the lowest consumption levels are found in the
WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) and particularly in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean
Region (EMR; see Figure 3 for data).