Page 29 - Pagetit

NEUROSCIENCE OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE USE AND DEPENDENCE

Pattern of hazardous drinking b 2.3 3.2 2.0 3.1 3.1 2.5 3.0 1.3 2.9 3.0 3.6 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.1

Estimated rate of abstention from alcohol and patterns of hazardous drinking in selected WHO subregions a

Annual per capita consumption of alcohol among drinkers (litres) 9.7 16.7 14.8 12.1 8.7 15.0 12.5 15.2 14.4 9.9 17.4 10.0 8.9 10.6 8.6

Annual per capita consumption of alcohol in the general population (litres) 3.6 7.1 9.7 8.6 5.8 3.3 2.0 13.0 9.7 4.3 14.8 1.1 0.8 8.7 4.9

Rate of abstention from alcohol (%) Females Males 73 53 70 44 42 27 47 25 40 26 91 65 96 74 19 10 43 22 67 46 19 11 96 82 99 83 23 13 75 16 Source: Based on estimates for the comparative risk assessment within the WHO Global Burden of Disease 2000 Study (see Rehm et al., 2002). a To aid in cause of death analyses, burden of disease analyses, and compar

African Region – D (e.g. Algeria, Nigeria) African Region – E (e.g. Ethiopia, South Africa) Region of the Americas – A (e.g. Canada, Cuba, USA) Region of the Americas – B (e.g. Brazil, Mexico) Region of the Americas – D (e.g. Bolivia, Peru) South-East Asia Region – B (e.g. Indonesia, Thailand) South-East Asia Region – D (e.g. Bangladesh, India) European Region – A (e.g. Franc

Table 1.2 WHO subregion United Kingdom) Tajikistan) Saudi Arabia) Pakistan) Viet Nam) b

8

Chapter_1 8 19.1.2004, 11:22