Europe’s Biggest Drinkers

Europeans knocked back 79 billion liters of alcohol in 2006, or 101.25 liters for every person. In the U.S. the figure was 98.7 liters per person, while in the Asia Pacific region, it was just 22.1, according to research consultancy International Wine and Spirits.

It’s no surprise that Europe is home to the world’s heaviest drinkers; from whiskey in Scotland to wine in France, the continent has some long and deeply embedded alcohol traditions. Nevertheless, our ranking of Europe’s heaviest-drinking nations revealed some startling results.

By The Numbers: Europe’s Biggest Drinkers

Croatia, the Balkan nation on the Adriatic Sea, came in at No. 1, while Britain, where fears about binge drinking have prompted a flurry of new legislation, came in at only No. 15. France and Sweden didn’t even rank in the top 20.

We graded each country based on alcohol consumption per capita, legal restrictions on drinking, diseases resulting from alcohol abuse, and whether drinking habits, such as binge drinking or drinking in public places, are especially risky.

Kakvi olimpijadnici… :-)

Prva zlatna medalja…

No. 1: Croatia

Consumption: 5

Regulation: 7

Drinking Pattern: 2

Cirrhosis: 4

Ajd sad Milinoviću… di je regulacija, di su pare od pive u HZZO-u… kako sad to prvi u cugi, a foliramo se s pušenjem? Malo objašnjenja ne bi škodilo… da… moš si misliti, ko da je Darkeca briga…

Mirogojček